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What we learned from the LA Clippers’ bounce back win over Charlotte

By Garrett Chorpenning

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 28: Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers looks on during the game against the Charlotte Hornets on October 28, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 28: Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers looks on during the game against the Charlotte Hornets on October 28, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 22: Landry Shamet #20 of the LA Clippers looks on before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on October 22, 2019, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chris Elise/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 22: Landry Shamet #20 of the LA Clippers looks on before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on October 22, 2019, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chris Elise/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Landry Shamet is crucial to the early scoring effort

Despite shooting at a high clip from three-point range, Landry Shamet hasn’t been too involved in the LA Clippers’ offense so far this season. Rarely were we seeing plays be run for him, and the only looks he got were products of his own movement.

That changed in the first few minutes of Monday’s game.

Shamet’s first-quarter performance against the Charlotte Hornets had Clippers-era J.J. Redick written all over it. The guard would come from the corner, run along the baseline and up to the wing where he’d catch and shoot a typically wide-open three-pointer. He got loads of space for each attempt, which paid off as he started the night making all of his first four attempts from range.

Shamet’s shooting was a much-needed spark, especially after the Clippers struggled to create offense at times against the Phoenix Suns. Rather than start slow, LA was able to rattle off 14 points in the first three minutes of the game, give or take a few seconds.

Although there have been some low point totals, Shamet has been an extremely efficient shooter through the first four games of the season. The second-year guard has connected on 10-of-23 shots from three-point range (43.5 percent) and 14-of-31 overall (45.2 percent) and has yet to miss a free throw. He’s pretty much done exactly what he’s had to do.

Shamet finished the night with 16 points, 14 of which came in the first quarter — again, very reminiscent of what Redick used to do during his time in Los Angeles, where most of his points would come in the early moments of the game.

Shamet’s proved to be crucial, as the Clippers walked away with a 15-point victory.

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