Desmond Bane puts his name next to Tracy McGrady’s
After registration 37 points against the Pistons, Desmond Bane he did it again against the Bulls, again scoring 37 points on 12/17 shooting. First of all, with 18 units in the last quarter, it was decisive behind the Magic to bring down Chicago.
“That’s a winner. He always finds a way to win. He’s a leader.”, chains Jamal Mosley to comment on the performance of his player, who is entering the history of the franchise.
Indeed, stringing two matches in a row with 35 points is not not common in Orlando. Only three players, and not least, before Desmond Bain did it: Tracy McGrady, Shaquille O’Neal, Anfernie Hardaway. Last time in March 2004, with “T-Mac”.
“I work every summer to become a more complete player. I’m still far from the level I want to reach. But I feel my game is at a stage where I can make an impact in different ways.”the former Grizzlies confides.
Against the Bulls, his game-winning basket with less than four minutes left gave Orlando the lead, which it never let go after. And this is not the first time this season that it is decisive. Obviously we remember his shot at the buzzer against Portland but even recently against Detroit, in the end it mattered.
“It’s evolution,” he notes. “I started in Memphis as a catch-and-shoot player, and then, the year Ja Morant was suspended and missed a lot of games, I found myself in situations where I was asked to be a decision maker late in the game. To be honest, I wasn’t very good at that point. I learned from my mistakes and now I’m comfortable in these situations.”
| Desmond Bane | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | MEM | 68 | 22:20 | 46.9 | 43.2 | 81.6 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 9.2 |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 76 | 29:49 | 46.1 | 43.6 | 90.3 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 18.2 |
| 2022-23 | MEM | 58 | 31:44 | 47.9 | 40.8 | 88.3 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 21.5 |
| 2023-24 | MEM | 42 | 34:21 | 46.4 | 38.1 | 87.0 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 23.7 |
| 2024-25 | MEM | 69 | 31:57 | 48.4 | 39.2 | 89.4 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 19.2 |
| 2025-26 | ORL | 20 | 32:42 | 44.1 | 31.6 | 92.6 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 18.3 |
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.
2025-12-02 07:38:00
