Peyton Watson, the pleasant surprise of the Nuggets’ “journey”.
« Firmly. » This is the term Jamal Murray uses to talk about the Nuggets’ “journey” that just ended. ” We lost one player in each match, so it’s solid! », the playmaker comes to smile from Denver, who set the career record for assists (17) in Boston.
A reference to his training being decimated by injuries along the way. After the first failure in Orlando, the 2023 champions lost their leader Nikola Jokic on the floor. Physical stoppage at the heart of a massacre of this kind: Aaron Gordon, Christian Brown and even Cam Johnson are in the infirmary.
Jamal Murray was also not on the floor when he faced the Sixers. SO other elements, from the end of the benchhe had to take over, and no one has done it as well Peyton Watson. 24 points in Toronto, 21 in Cleveland, 23 in Brooklyn, 24 in Philadelphia and finally, a cherry of 30 units on the floor of the Celtics.
His current level of play? “ The highest level in my career. It feels good. I have an amazing support system and I feel like when you have that, how can you not? », notes the 23-year-oldinterviewed after his match at TD Garden.
Through five games, the wing player, the main support for Jamal Murray’s scoring, averaged 24.4 points (52% including 41% from distance) and 6 rebounds. Enough to increase his average for the year to 13 units on average, which is by far the best mark.
A good sequence to better negotiate your contract
An ideal sequence for those who have not extended before the season and who, most often the starter so far, scores a lot of points, in every sense of the word. Proof that even in the absence of a local gaming master, other players can emerge within the system.
« We are setting up our continuity systems. These are more versatile schemes, where everyone sets up screens for everyone. Then, as the date progresses, we watch whether Spence (Spencer Jones) is having a good night or Peyton. If someone gets fired up, he becomes more of a player who takes the game to the corner rather than one who stays at the “dunk point” », David Adelman explained in December.
He was also convinced by the series of trips to the East signed by his team, despite the negative calculation with 3 wins (Raptors, Sixers and Celtics) and 4 losses (Magic, Heat, Cavs and Nets).
« Finishing 3v-4d, with everything that happened – losing both centers, dealing with returning players on the minutes limit, having to call up different players, beating Philly with only nine players – yeah, I’d say this ‘trip’ was a huge success », delivers the coach, who sees the potential here” a pivotal moment for what we will become in the coming weeks ».
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| Peyton Watson | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2022-23 | IT | 23 | 8:05 | 49.2 | 42.9 | 55.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| 2023-24 | IT | 80 | 18:36 | 46.5 | 29.6 | 67.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 6.7 |
| 2024-25 | IT | 68 | 24:21 | 47.7 | 35.3 | 69.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| 2025-26 | IT | 35 | 28:38 | 51.3 | 39.6 | 73.6 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
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.
2026-01-09 12:07:00
