It’s difficult to win a championship with a big core holding the ball! Only James and Jokic can do it, and 1 data proves that they don’t stick to the ball.

It has basically become a common sense that it is difficult to win a championship with a core holding the ball. However, in the history of the NBA, let’s not talk about the ancient times, let’s talk about modern times. James and Jokic have won the championship, but only two of them. According to the data media NBA University, it was discovered that, in fact, although these two people are both core holding the ball, they are different.

Let’s first look at this set of data. Among all current NBA players, the specific statistics of the number of ball possessions and ball holding data in each game.

1. Maxi of the 76ers touches the ball the most, averaging 109.8 times per game. He currently ranks first in the league's scoring list with an average of 35.2 points per game. Although he holds the ball a lot, his output is also very high. Of course, the 76ers need him to do this now. Embiid and Paul George basically don't play, which is also a forced style of play.

2. Jokic of the Nuggets touches the ball 93.8 times per game, but he only holds the ball 4.1 times, which means that it is different from the traditional ball-holding core. Many times he does not have a high possession of the ball and just passes it in his hands. In other words, the passing efficiency is very high, and his 10.8 assists per game are also ranked first in the assist list. These assist data are indeed very valuable.

3. Lakers star Doncic averages 93.5 touches per game, and his average touch time is 8.4 times per game. He is the only NBA player who holds the ball for more than 8 minutes. He has played a total of 3 games and scored 45.3 points in average. Because of the small number of games, he is not included in the scoring list. This is a very typical player who holds the ball and never lets it go.

4. Lakers star Rivers averages 92.2 touches per game and 7.9 minutes of touch time. It can be seen that he is very similar to Doncic. Therefore, when the two of them led the team with one core, their statistics were very explosive. Once one of them came back, the other person's ball-holding time would plummet. When Doncic was away, Rivers averaged 44 points per game. When Doncic came back, Rivers could only score more than 20 points.

Then, from the above data, we can see that there are two types of ball-holding cores. First, they hold the ball a lot, which is basically the same. They all have this characteristic, but the real difference lies in the length of time they hold the ball. Some players can hold the ball for 4-5 seconds before passing the ball out. Some players hold the ball for 15 seconds or even 20 seconds before passing the ball out. This is the essential difference. Among them, Doncic and Jokic are the representatives, and they can be said to be distinct.

So why is it difficult for a big player with the ball to win the championship? The answer is very clear. The fundamental reason is that one can allow teammates to participate, but it is difficult for the other teammates to participate.

Let’s talk about Doncic first. The data has shown very clearly that most of the time, the ball is in his hands, which means that when he holds the ball, the ball will basically not be moved. So what are the other players doing? Of course they were standing and watching. For a long time, they couldn't touch the ball. If they couldn't touch the ball most of the time in a game, of course the touch would be gone. So when Doncic is in poor condition and the touch drops, the team is not far away from losing.

Let’s talk about the characteristics of Jokic. Jokic holding the ball is more like a formality. Because he holds the ball for a short time, his teammates can touch the ball for a long time, the ball can move, and all teammates can participate in the game. The teammates’ touch is hot. When Jokic does not perform well, his teammates can also contribute.

So, Jokic and Doncic, two different ways of holding the ball, result in the participation of teammates. The difference is that Doncic's team is highly dependent on him, because the ball itself is always in his hands. Jokic's team has stronger team combat capabilities because everyone can share.

So, regarding the issue of winning the championship, it can be said that every team that can win the championship has a basic characteristic, that is, the team plays well. This is a prerequisite. Doncic's team is playing with 1 and watching 4, while Jokic's team is playing with 5. In comparison, who can win the championship, the result is clear at a glance.

Let’s look at James’ ball-holding situation. Before Doncic joined, James held the ball only 89 times per game, and his ball-holding time was only 6.6 minutes. After Doncic joined, his ball-holding time increased significantly. The time has dropped to 4.6 minutes. Throughout his career, James has averaged less than 6 minutes of holding the ball per game. Therefore, he is not the kind of player who is very sticky with the ball. This is completely opposite to what many people say, that James will not let go of the ball, or that James is a ball tyrant.

In addition, many players around James played hard, which shows that he is not a player who is very greedy for the ball.

Thick Eyebrow averaged 25.7 points and 3.4 assists per game with the Lakers, but with the Mavericks and without James, his scoring dropped to 20.8 points and his assists dropped to 2.2.

When Irving was in the Cavaliers, when he played with James, he averaged 25.2 points per game, and his career-high average of 27 points per game has not changed much. During the playoffs with the Cavaliers, he scored 25.9 points, which was a career high.

Everyone has seen Rivers' performance. Without James, his scoring is indeed higher, but you must know that Rivers played by James' side.

In last season, Doncic averaged 28.1 points per game with the Mavericks. After coming to the Lakers, his score became 28.2 points, and there was not much change..

Judging from the above data and performance, the reason why Jokic and James won the championship is that they can make their teammates better. The reason why they can make their teammates better is because they do not hold the ball for that long and can fully participate in their teammates. To be more precise, they The purpose of holding the ball is to attract double-teams and find openings for teammates. Of course, other types of ball-holding cores can also do this, but more importantly, they allow teammates to play at their own pace throughout the process, allowing teammates to have a single function. This is the real reason why long-lasting cores in the traditional sense cannot win the championship.

It is difficult to win the championship with a big core holding the ball! Only James and Jokic can do this, and 1 data proves that they don’t stick to the ball