22/04/2025
All you hear about is Playoff Jimmy. But the world forgot about Playoff Kawhi.
This guy is Batman. He hides in the shadows of load management, and takes over when he’s needed most.
In fact, he's missed 39% of their games since he joined the Clippers. This season alone he’s missed 55% of games.
But everything changes in April.
These are scoring averages during his prime from the regular season vs the playoffs (min. 10 games):
2016: 21.2 ➡️ 22.5
2017: 25.5 ➡️ 27.7
2019: 26.6 ➡️ 30.5
2020: 27.1 ➡️ 28.2
2021: 24.8 ➡️ 30.4
It’s 2025, and this is still happening.
Kawhi hit 24 of his first 34 shot attempts vs Denver. He’s going toe-to-toe with the best player in the world. He’s getting efficient, effortless and ethical buckets.
You do not want to see Playoff Kawhi.
