At least it limits Teacher Yo’s performance! Is the performance of the Clippers’ inside pillar stable enough?

In a previous NBA playoff game, the Denver Nuggets, who returned to their home court, defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 120-101. After this game, the Nuggets, who won the life-and-death battle in the tiebreak, successfully advanced to the Western Conference semi-finals. They will compete with the Oklahoma City Thunder for a spot in the Western Conference Finals; while the Clippers lost their chains again in such a life-and-death battle, and fell in the first round of the playoffs again.

Although the Clippers lost the game, the team's starting center Ivica Zubac's performance was also considered to be fair. Zubac played 31 minutes and 50 seconds in the game, made 5 of 10 shots and 0 of 2 free throws, scored 10 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and had 3 turnovers and 3 fouls, with a plus-negative value of -17. Zubac's performance on the offensive end is actually quite average. He did not show his ability to score at the basket in previous games. His offensive efficiency is relatively average, and he did not show his talent in this area. Zubac has tried his best on the defensive end, and he also has good rebounding protection ability. He has also created certain restrictions on his opponent's inside core Nikola Jokic. Unfortunately, Zubac is not the core figure of the team, and he cannot help the team turn the game around.

In the NBA regular season this season, Zubac made a total of 80 appearances in 82 games, averaging 32.8 minutes per game, averaging 16.8 points, 12.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.1 blocks, and 1.6 turnovers and 2.1 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 62.8% and a free throw percentage of 68.1%. So far in the playoffs, Zubac has averaged 36.6 minutes in these seven games, with averaging 17.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.7 steals and 1 block, and 1.6 turnovers and 2.7 fouls. His shooting percentage is 65.9% and his free throw percentage is 53.8%.

Overall, Zubac's performance in these 7 playoffs has been quite outstanding. He has stable scoring ability and finishing ability on the offensive end, and he has further improved his average score than the regular season stage. Zubac also maintained good rebounding protection and basket protection skills on the defensive end. It was already quite difficult for him to withstand the appointment of teachers and be able to show his value on the offensive end. As a blue-collar center, Zubac completed the tasks assigned by the team well, and it can even be said that he showed his talents at the top of his level. It’s just that his influence on the game, or his ability on the offensive end, is still far behind that of top stars. If the Clippers want to win the series, of course, they cannot rely solely on Zubac's performance. Zubac did a good job, but unfortunately some core players did a bad job.