MVP of the night
“Shout out to Colin for getting us back in the game,” thanked Grayson Allen after the Suns’ win against the Blazers (130-125) as the former Bucks scored an important late-game touchdown.
If Grayson Allen was able to seal the win for Phoenix, it’s because Collin Gillespie earlier he struggled to get his team back into the match. With the Suns trailing by 19 points in the first quarter, he made his first game-winning shot of the night to keep his team from sinking.
They played hard at the beginning of the match, they killed us on the rebound. underlines Colin Gillespie at his team’s complicated start to the match. “You can’t control the missed or successful shots, so you have to defend your own half and limit them to one shot.”
At halftime, the leader had only ten points, but he caught fire after the break. While Phoenix remains five points behind, the former Vilanova made another game-winning basket before finding Grayson Allen twice to give Phoenix the lead again.
After the meeting, the full-back confided that he likes to play with Colin Gillespie as the two players are systematically sought out. In addition to distributing assists, the young leader added fifteen points in this third act to allow Phoenix to increase the deficit.
Aggression rewarded
“He doesn’t stop moving,” underlines his coach Jordan Ott. “We’re asking a lot of him right now and he can move without the ball in addition to being able to shoot off the dribble. Even when he gets below the 3-point line, he’s able to hold his dribble to find teammates.”
Eight minutes from time, Collin Gillespie scored his final basket of the night with a layup. No. 12 of the Suns thus reached the 30-point mark, setting a new career high on 10/17 shooting and 8/14 from distance. He also added ten assists and three steals.
After Dillon Brooks, author of 40 points against the Pistonsit’s Colin Gillespie’s turn to get his career high with Devin Booker still out.
“When Booker isn’t there, the other guys have to step up their game,” explains the leader. “I always try to stay aggressive. I tell myself that if I am, it will give open chances to my teammates. Then you have to make the right choice.”
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| Collin Gillespie | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2023-24 | IT | 24 | 9:23 | 46.4 | 39.5 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
| 2024-25 | PHO | 33 | 13:58 | 43.0 | 43.3 | 86.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
| 2025-26 | PHO | 49 | 28:09 | 44.1 | 43.0 | 84.1 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 13.5 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-02-04 08:12:00
