re: TNT listed Games 5, 6, and 7 of the Rockets/Warriors series as (Not Necessary)

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Disagree, what went down were his opportunities to score, he had the highest fg% of his career. REB % and BLK % both the highest since he's been in Houston. D12 is far from average but the team offensive philosophy has done him a real disservice.

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His fg% is the highest of his career BECAUSE he gets so few opportunities to score on his own.

His shots come almost exclusively from easy dunks and put-backs.

It's not like he's scoring at will and they just aren't getting him the ball. Whenever he does get the ball he turns it over, gets fouled and misses his free throws, misses the shot, and sometimes makes it.

His rebound% and block% are virtually the same as it's been since he's been in Houston. Technically it's the highest, but you are talking minuscule differences. For example, 2 seasons ago his reb% and blk% were 20.1 and 4.0... and this season it's 20.2 and 4.1. Nobody would brag that it's the "highest of his time in Houston" unless you were trying to be disingenuous.

He's clearly not the force on defense that he used to be.