Talen Horton-Tucker just revealed he has a personal vendetta against NBA rims. The Los Angeles Lakers guard flew right by his Houston Rockets defender to for a huge one-handed throw down.
Peep the vicious hand-on-hoop attack THT made at the rim:
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) May 13, 2021
Put that one in the young fella's highlight reel already, for future use.
While LeBron James and Anthony Davis have been sidelines for several stretches this season, it's allowed Horton-Tucker to get a taste of a larger role in the offense. Before the All-Star break, THT was logging about 17.5 minutes per game. His numbers were decent at 7.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per contest.
But since the All-Star break, he's been playing in 22.5 minutes of action with increased numbers across the board. THT is now a double-digit scorer at 10.6 points per game while providing 2.9 rebounds. The Lakers sophomore has also upped his shooting percentage, going from 44.1% to 46.6% in that span.
But the biggest boon to the Lakers has to be his playmaking. Horton-Tucker's assists have gone up from 2.0 to 3.5 assists per game. And in his four games played in the month of May, he's boosted that even further to a whopping 5.8 assists per night.
LeBron James and Anthony Davis will still be doing the heavy lifting for the Lakers come playoff time. But having an additional playmaker emerge in Talen Horton-Tucker could be the difference as they hunt for a repeat championship.
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