On Feb. 6, the Clippers beat the Hawks. Leonard performed well, scoring 36 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and was the best player of the game. Leonard was named the Western Conference Player of the Year last week, and his attendance rate this season has been so high that he can match the 2020 season with the Clippers. The Clippers that season were also the biggest favorites to win the championship, second in the West in the regular season, but they were reversed by the Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals, and the Lakers won the championship that season, and James was the FMVP.
Four years have passed, James is getting older and stronger, and Leonard is in unabated form. Leonard's possible entry into the 180 club this season is a milestone, so a reporter asked Leonard what he thinks about it this season. Leonard says he's not playing for the stats.
Leonard put it this way: "I want to score every shot, probably all the players want to be 100 per cent on the field. But I didn't play for the stats, whether it was a goal or an iron, I was still playing the same game.
Leonard's statement is very selfless, and like James and Duncan, they are all supergiants who will sacrifice personal data for the sake of the team. However, Leonard said that he would not play for the stats, but let Curry lie down because Curry has made it clear this season that he cares about records.
At that time, the Warriors played the weak team Trail Blazers, and Curry was maintaining his record of scoring three-pointers every game, but he played crazy three-point shots, and finally shot 0 of 8 three-pointers in the game, 2 of 12 in total, and got 7 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.
Curry admitted after the game that he cared about the record. Curry said he thought in the game that if he didn't score three points in the whole game, the record would be over. Curry said: Of course I care about this record, and I'm going to start the math again. Because Curry directly said that he cared about records, and Leonard said that he didn't play for statistics, this pattern is high.