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The bucket-getting is already real — 20.3 a game on 73.5% and 75.0% from three through 4 games, with a 27-point Game 078 (12-of-18, 5 steals) that nearly stole a win by himself. The problem is everything wrapped around it: a 1-3 record, a Hot Seat in Game 077 for a 4-turnover, 1-assist night that undid his own efficient shooting, and 2.3 giveaways a game from someone who wants the ball in his hands. The Game 079 response (18 on 8-of-12 in the win, only 2 turnovers) was the right answer. This is a scorer with real volume shot-making — rare here — but the ledger says the ball security decides whether his points show up in wins or in box scores nobody remembers. One number that stands out for the wrong reason: 47% of their made field goals are dunks. When they drive, they’re looking to finish — not to read the defense and find who’s open. At 2.8 assists per game that pattern is hard to ignore, and it’s exactly what clogs a lane and limits what the offense can do around them.