The true shooting percentage is 67.9%! Congratulations to the Lakers, do you have a low-end offensive version of Durant?

In the game against the Bucks, Durant scored 31 points on 11 of 15 shots. It is worth mentioning that this is the third time in the Rockets' career that they have scored 30+ points in a single game. Different from 11 of 19 shots and 9 of 18 shots in the previous two games against the Raptors and Pistons, Adu was very efficient in this game.

Thanks to Durant's presence, the Rockets' offensive efficiency in the 25-26 season was 122.4, second only to the Nuggets' 122.7. One more thing, the Rockets' offensive efficiency last season was 115.3. In other words, the addition of Durant makes the Rockets the league's top offensive team.

What are the characteristics of Durant on the offensive end?

Explanation point one: shooting area. So far in the new season, Durant has taken a total of 132 shots, of which 12.1% came from the basket, 18.2% near the basket, 25.8% mid-range, 18.2% large two-pointers, and 25.8% from beyond the three-point line.

Explanation point two: termination method. Among these 132 shots, the two-point assist rate was 55.1% and the three-point assist rate was 61.5%.

Explanation point three: location. Of the 284 minutes he has played, 53% have been played in the third position. It is worth mentioning that this is a new high since the 15-16 season.

To sum up the above three points, we can draw the following conclusions:

1. Durant continues the characteristic of shooting from no dead ends in the half. What I mean is that unlike Harden, the "magic ball", that is, the basket and outside the three-point line are the main finishing areas.

2. Has the ability to play without the ball. One more thing to say here, judging from the 60.3% true shooting rate, whether with or without the ball, he is the top player in the league. Speaking of which, superstars such as Antetokounmpo and Alexander do not have the average off-ball ability at the same level.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Durant helped the Rockets become the league's top offensive team. To put it bluntly, let the latter diversify its offensive system.

It’s still related to projection.

Explanation point one: shooting area. Of the total 104 shots, 21.2% came from the basket, 9.6% near the basket, 18.3% mid-range, 13.5% large two-pointers, and 37.5% from beyond the three-point line.

Explanation point two: termination method. Among these 104 shots, the two-point assist rate was 65.5% and the three-point assist rate was 100%.

To sum up the above two points, we can conclude:

1. Hachimura's shots cover almost any area in the half court.

2. Although three-pointers are mainly finished without the ball, the two-point area has a certain ability to hold shots. One more thing, Hachimura's two-point rate is as high as 61.5%.

In fact, Hachimura's true shooting rate since the start of the game is as high as 67.9%, which is completely comparable to superstars such as Jokic and Durant. Based on this, in my opinion Hachimura is a low-profile version of Durant.

Reason 1: Offensive characteristics. As mentioned just now, Hachimura can also shoot without the ball and have the ability to shoot without the ball like Durant in the half-court area. The difference is nothing more than efficiency and three-point shooting ability.

Reason 2: The importance of offense. In terms of statistics, when Hachimura is on the court, the Lakers win by 4.9 points per 100 possessions, which is second only to Doncic and Reeves in the team. To a certain extent, Hachimura's importance to the team's offense has reached a core level.

Finally, the offensive low-end version can be understood as having similar features and importance, and the difference is nothing more than a difference in efficiency.