Although he became famous in the NCAA tournament, NBA scouts are still not optimistic about Kemba Walker's development at the adult level. His height disadvantage and outside stability are his biggest worries, but during his eight years in the league, his confrontational nature has gradually increased, and his shooting has become a fatal weapon. He has been selected to the All-Star Game for the past three consecutive years. In 2019, he started at Charlotte's home court as an All-Star Game starter and was selected to the third team of the year at the end of the season. Walker can be called a late-blooming civilian star.
Further reading:2019 Free Agent Signing and Trading Lazy Pack
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Scored 50+ points for the first time in his career against the Jazz
- season: 2015-16 regular season
- result:Hornets 124-119 Jazz
- data:52 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals
The 2015-16 football season isWalker's Great Leap ForwardAt the beginning of the season, his three-point shooting percentage improved from .304 to .371.Greatly improved outside shooting percentageThis greatly increases his threat in the pick-and-roll. Regardless of whether the defender chooses to retreat, move forward, or switch defenses, he has enough weapons to score points.
Further reading:The renaissance of shooting Hornets jump shot doctor: Bruce Kreutzer
In the game before this game, Walker only scored 12 points on 4-of-14 shooting against the Bucks, but he quickly rebounded strongly. In this game, he took 33 shots with a shooting percentage of 48.5%, and even made 6 of 11 three-pointers from outside to shoulder the team's offensive responsibility. Although he missed the buzzer beater in the first overtime, he scored 9 points in the second overtime to score his first 50+ game in his career and help the team win.
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Playoff Takeover Mode
- season: 2015-16 playoff first round G4
- result:Hornets 89-85 Heat
- data:34 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 blocks
This playoff was the only playoff since Wake gradually took over the role of first brother from Al Jefferson. Facing the Heat, who had the same record in the regular season, the two sides fought seven games in the first round. In the end, the Hornets failed to advance with three wins and four losses. Although they did not win the first series promotion since the Hornets re-established the team in Charlotte, they successfully won their first playoff victory (this made the team brave during the summer vacation). Big bets keep Nic Batum and Marvin Williams).
In Game 4, the Hornets were still facing a one-win-two deficit. In the fourth quarter, which was fraught with points, Walker started taking over, scoring 12 points in the last six minutes to help the team win and tie the series. number. Although Walker scored a career-high 37 points in the playoffs at home in Game 6, Dwyane Wade just beat the score at a critical moment, play the classic"The Purple Guy Game".
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10 three-pointers in three quarters to beat the Grizzlies
- season: 2017-18 regular season
- result:Hornets 140-79 Grizzlies
- data:46 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, three-pointers 10/14
Facing the Grizzlies, who were full of injured soldiers, the Hornets performed the most exaggerated offensive performance in team history. The 61-point victory set a new high in team history. Naturally, the Hornets led the way by scoring the most three-pointers in a single game in team history (10). Walker scored 46 points.
In this game, Walker had a very smooth hand, scoring 10 goals in 14 three-point attempts (three goals in four two-point attempts/all 10 free throws). Although challenging for the highest number of three-pointers made in a single game (14 – Klay Thompson) opportunity, but the team chose to retire Walker in the third quarter.
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Career high 60 points in a single game
- season: 2018-19 regular season
- result:Hornets 119-122 76ers
- data:60 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals
The 18-19 season was the peak of Walker's career, with his scoring average rising again to 25.2 points per game. At the beginning of the season, his firepower was so fierce that he once ranked first in the league in scoring with an average of 30 points per game. It was not until opponents began to use Box & One or early double-teaming to force him to give up holding the ball that his firepower could be reduced.
In this game against the 76ers, the Hornets trailed by double digits 42-30 in the first quarter. However, Walker started scoring mode and slowly allowed the team to catch up with the score difference. Walker, who made 21 of 34 shots in the game (61.81 TP3T), also earned praise from opposing coach Brett Brown, saying, "He is special. He can continue to score despite being defended by Butler and Embiid, two players on the Defensive Team of the Year."
Walker's three-point play in the extra period prompted him to do the classic shrug from owner Michael Jordan. It's a pity that this epic battle that belonged to him was lost when Jimmy Butler made a block and a buzzer beater at a critical moment.
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Breaking 100 points in two games "This is my CITY!"
- season: 2018-19 regular season
- result:Hornets 117-112 Celtics
- data:43 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal
After scoring 60 points but losing, Walker broke out again in the home game against the Celtics two days later, once again scoring 43 points with a shooting rate of over 50% (14 of 25 shooting / 7 of 13 three-pointers) middle). Among them, in the fourth quarter, he scored 21 points, almost competing with his opponents with one hand. After scoring a three-pointer with 33 seconds left to pull the score to 6 points, Walker excitedly shouted to the home audience, "This is my city," becoming his "Hornets". One of the classic shots of his career.
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