This entire playoff run has elevated his name into a group nobody would have imagined him joining when he left San Diego State at age 20. After 22 postseason games, Leonard has a similar scoring efficiency to Shaquille O’Neal’s memorable run in 2000. Unlike True Shooting Percentage, free throws are not factored in. We also see the downside (or inherent flaws) of true shooting percentage here. Because of how differently the game was played in the 1990s, Jordan only had two playoff stretches with 60% or greater true shooting.

Source: Forbes June 10, 2019 18:33 UTC