The NBA gives its definition for a clutch player as the “player that delivers most when the game is on the line,” and a “clutch time” is “the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime when the score is within 5 points.”įox also led the league in terms of points scored in the final three minutes of three-point games. The All-Star guard led the league with 194 clutch points, followed by DeRozan with 159 clutch points this season and Butler with 151. So the least I can do is have confidence in myself to take good shots.” “Obviously, you’re not going to make every shot, but my teammates, my coaches, they put me in position to succeed. “You can’t be afraid to fail,” Fox said on Tuesday’s TNT broadcast, as per AP. MHvXXuS4yW- NBA Communications December 13, 2022 Clutch” for his extraordinary shooting at the end of close games.
Legendary Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn gave West the nickname “Mr.
The NBA will introduce the new award at the end of the season. The Jerry West Trophy – Awarded to the Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year
