Outshines Amen! 28 shots, 18 hits in two games! Trail Blazers' third pick erupts

Injuries strike like a tiger~

In Game 2, Spurs narrowly lost 103-106 to Trail Blazers,In this game, Wembanyama played less than 12 minutes before suffering a concussion and exiting early, expected to rest for about a week.The remaining schedule for this series is as follows:

April 25th G3, April 27th G4, April 29th G5, May 1st G6 (if needed), and May 3rd G7 (if needed).

Currently, Trail Blazers and Spurs are tied 1-1, perhaps there's a real chance to pull off a "Black Seven" upset.

As the biggest hero of Trail Blazers' G2 victory, Henderson shot 17 for 11 (9 for 5 from three) scoring a game-high 31 points. In G1, he shot 11 for 7 (4 for 2 from three) contributing 18 points,Combined in two games, he shot 28 for 18 (13 for 7 from three), with an impressive hit rate of about 64%.

This guy was born on February 3, 2004, a 1.91m dual-threat guard, the third pick of the 2023 draft. His NBA regular season stats so far average 13.5 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists per game, averaging 1.6 three-pointers per game at a 34.3% hit rate; playoff stats so far average 24.5 points, 2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1 steal per game, averaging 3.5 three-pointers per game at a 53.8% hit rate.

Henderson shines so brilliantly in his first playoff journey, while his draft peer Amen, the fourth pick, shows little improvement in his second playoff run, averaging 16.5 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals so far, with a three-point hit rate of 0%; last playoffs he averaged 15.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.7 steals per game, averaging 0.1 three-pointers per game at a 25% hit rate.

It proves that no matter how explosive one's physical attributes are, without shooting ability, one still struggles in today's NBA. Even if stats look good, it actually severely hampers team offense rhythm and spacing.

If Amen can't develop a shooting ability no matter what, his future development ceiling might not surpass Henderson. If Henderson continues to shine brightly in this year's playoffs, he will firmly establish his core status in Trail Blazers and likely secure a high-paying extension contract this summer offseason.