Paulo Alves

But I just thought overall the intensity from the jump was better.

And then especially in the second half, it picked up.

And, you know, he's got a lot of warts, but that's one positive.

He does seem to play with a higher intensity for these bigger games.

I've heard you say it before, Dave.

And, you know, the Warriors series last year, he wasn't at his most efficient.

But I thought, especially early in the series when a lot of the young guys, it took them some time to get their legs underneath them to adjust to the intensity of the playoffs.

Shingun was a guy from the start.

Remember the dunk he had over Draymond?

He was the one young guy who did seem to embrace the moment, embrace the stage.

And so that's not meant to try and wash away what we've seen the last couple of months when he's been below average defensively.

No, that's a very real consideration.

Going into today, he was, the Rockets were almost eight points worse in net defensive rating with Shingun playing this year.

Last year, they were three points better.

So it's definitely been a decrease.

And it's not to say that today, you know, outweighs all the negatives from the last couple of months.

But it is a reminder that there is, you know, in these bigger games, when the spotlight is on, he does have an extra gear.

It would be nice to see it more frequently, but at least this was a reminder that he still has it in him, right?

Yeah, 100%.

And to the point on threes, keep in mind the Rockets didn't have Amin or Steven Adams today.