On any given night, there are statistics that reinforce the reality that this San Antonio Spurs team is special.
In particular, Dylan Harper, the Spurs star rookie, continues to impress coming off the bench for the Silver & Black.
Harper has the best fourth quarter field goal percentage in these playoffs. Better than the legendary LeBron James, better than Timberwolves former NBA Sixth Man Naz Reid, even better than his teammate Victor Wembanyama.
Harper also passed Derrick Rose as the youngest guard to ever record multiple double-doubles in the playoffs. His first came in game 3 of the first round of playoffs against the Portland Trail Blazers. On April 24, Harper tallied 27 points and 10 rebounds.
On Tuesday, Harper scored 12 points while pulling another 10 rebounds in the Spurs Game 5 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
He came out of the box ready and has never looked back. He constantly points out that he has the trust of the Spurs coaching staff and his teammates, which allows him to play freely and take the chances that have given us highlight after highlight.
While Harper is elevating the Spurs bench game, it should be noted that Devin Vassell currently has a +/- of 106, the highest plus-minus of any player through their first 10 playoff games since the stat began tracking in 1996.
Meanwhile, it should be noted that Victor Wembanyama has 38 blocks in his first 9 NBA playoff games, ranking him 12th in Spurs franchise history in blocks. Let the math on that sink in.
I love the breakdown of his blocks for this series. 21 of his 38 blocks are against Minnesota and he’s spread the love- five blocks on McDaniels, four on Shannon, Jr., and three apiece on Gobert, Randle, and Reid. He’s even batter two away from superstar Anthony Edwards.
The Timberwolves looked gassed on Tuesday, but they will come out fighting for their lives on Friday. The Spurs will have to continue to share the accolades in order to close out on the road.
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