Mike Conley is coming back well
Affected Achilles tendon of the right foot, Mike Conley he hasn’t played since December 8th. THE The leader of the wolves returned to action against the Bucks, playing five minutes in the first period. Then, at halftime, Jaden McDaniels suffered a hip injury and had to sit out the rest of the match.
That’s why the 38-year-old playmaker is called by his coach. The one who thought he would compete for about eight minutes ended up spending 24 with his teammates. It had been a month since he had last spent more than twenty minutes on the floor.
“You have to try to help when the time is right and keep your body in good shape and prepared”, declared Mike Conley. “That’s what I pride myself on: I’m always ready. It doesn’t matter if I play a little or a lot.”
The former jazz leader finishes, in a win against Milwaukeewith 6 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks. First of all, in the second half, he gave some air to the Minnesota offense, which struggled against the Bucks’ zone defense before the break.
“I tried to make life easier for others”points to the Wolves player. “We made life difficult, with shots we couldn’t make. We didn’t make any shots early and the Bucks were doing a lot of zoning. So I tried to get in the paint, find guys, make some movement.”
When Mike Conley was on the court, the Wolves scored 16 more points than their opponent. The veteran was thus invaluable in this success and gave “what always gives us”notes Chris Finch.
“He defended well, was in the game, made the right choice. We were clumsy on 3-pointers and some of the best sequences of the game in terms of rhythm came when he was on the court. He gave us some good shots.” analyzed the Minnesota coach. “Mike is like that. We only play him 15 or 16 minutes, but he’s capable of more and it’s nice to have him back with us.”
| Mike Conley | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2007-08 | MEM | 53 | 26:03 | 42.8 | 33.0 | 73.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 9.4 |
| 2008-09 | MEM | 82 | 30:35 | 44.2 | 40.6 | 81.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 10.9 |
| 2009-10 | MEM | 80 | 32:07 | 44.5 | 38.7 | 74.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 12.0 |
| 2010-11 | MEM | 81 | 35:27 | 44.4 | 36.9 | 73.3 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 13.7 |
| 2011-12 | MEM | 62 | 35:04 | 43.3 | 37.7 | 86.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 12.7 |
| 2012-13 | MEM | 80 | 34:28 | 44.0 | 36.2 | 83.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 14.6 |
| 2013-14 | MEM | 73 | 11:30 p.m | 45.0 | 36.1 | 81.5 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 17.2 |
| 2014-15 | MEM | 70 | 31:47 | 44.6 | 38.6 | 85.9 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 15.8 |
| 2015-16 | MEM | 56 | 31:26 | 42.2 | 36.3 | 83.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 15.3 |
| 2016-17 | MEM | 69 | 33:37 | 46.0 | 40.8 | 85.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 20.5 |
| 2017-18 | MEM | 12 | 31:05 | 38.1 | 31.2 | 80.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 17.1 |
| 2018-19 | MEM | 70 | 33:27 | 43.8 | 36.4 | 84.5 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 21.1 |
| 2019-20 | UTA | 47 | 29:00 | 40.9 | 37.5 | 82.7 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 14.4 |
| 2020-21 | UTA | 51 | 29:22 | 44.4 | 41.2 | 85.2 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 16.2 |
| 2021-22 | UTA | 72 | 28:35 | 43.5 | 40.8 | 79.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 13.7 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 24 | 31:23 | 46.0 | 42.0 | 86.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 14.0 |
| 2022-23 | UTA | 43 | 29:40 | 40.8 | 36.2 | 81.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 10.7 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 76 | 28:51 | 45.7 | 44.2 | 91.1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 11.4 |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 71 | 24:44 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 90.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 8.2 |
| 2025-26 | MIN | 24 | 19:08 | 36.3 | 36.6 | 93.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
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.
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