The Celtics lost to the Spurs in the last away game, the starting five, Horford's play is the most sluggish, the whole game, he shot 1 of 6, 3 of 3 from 3-pointers only scored 2 points, although he grabbed 9 rebounds and sent 3 assists, but this still can't hide his slump on the offensive end.
Was this Horford's occasional downturn? Especially when facing Western Conference teams on the road. Apparently not, he was already in a slump against the Mavericks on the road before the downturn against the Spurs. In that game, he scored only 3 points on 1-of-5 shooting. Although he grabbed 8 rebounds and delivered 7 assists, Horford's too low on the offensive end made it difficult for the Celtics to win the Bottom Mavericks in the West.
Ginobili's winning three-pointer in the final moments was in the misplaced situation against Horford. Ginobili's movement and shots weren't fast at the time, but Horford still failed to limit his opponent's three-pointers.
So far this season, Horford has played 3 away games with Western Conference teams, scoring a total of 25 points, averaging 8.3 points per game, shooting ≤ 20% in 2 games and 47.6% in 3 games. Compared with the performance of averaging 13.8 points per game and shooting 54% per game throughout the season, the gap is not small.
This season, Horford has a significant gap in form when playing at home and away. At home, he averaged 14.5 points per game and shot 62 percent from the field. On the road, although he averaged 13.2 points per game, he only shot 47 percent from the field. On the road, he has more shots than at home, which is why his away scoring has not dropped significantly throughout the season.
In addition to Horford's offensive performance at home and away, the defensive end is also the same. This season, when Horford plays at home, he has limited his opponent's shooting rate to 48% from 6 feet (1.8 meters) under the basket, bringing the opponent's shooting rate down 16% from usual.
On the road, on the road, Horford shot 6.3 percent from a basket six feet (1.8 meters), making his opponent shoot 1.8 percent more than usual.
Last summer, Horford joined the Celtics for a four-year, $113 million deal, but so far, Horford hasn't really played at what it should, and this season, he's on a $27.73 million contract. As the rookie of durant and Yi Jianlian, Horford has rarely been classified in the ranks of the super interior line since the serious injuries in the past.
The Celtics want to fight against the Warriors led by James this year, and want to reach the Finals and play against the Warriors and other teams, and Horford must lose the "away bug" problem.
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