Former UCLA Star Showing Amazing Consistency in Breakout Season

Look at Powell’s numbers in December and January, for example.

Last month, the UCLA product posted 25.6 points a night while shooting 49 percent from the floor and 40.6 percent from 3-point range. Thus far in January, Powell is registering 22.2 points per game while making 48.9 percent of his shots and 40.6 percent of his triples.

So, essentially, Powell’s shooting percentages between December and January are identical.

The San Diego native is showing no signs of slowing down, as he has recorded under 20 points just three times since Dec. 16. That’s a span of 16 games.

Powell was always a decent scorer, as evidenced by the fact that he tallied 19 points per game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Clippers during the 2021-22 campaign (although he played in just 45 games that year).

Still, no one ever expected this from Powell, who had previously just been a reliable complementary scorer.

Powell did a tremendous job of keeping Los Angeles afloat throughout Kawhi Leonard’s absence, and now that Leonard has returned, Powell still hasn’t skipped a beat.

The 6-foot-4 sharpshooter spent four seasons at UCLA between 2011-12 and 2014-15, averaging 9.8 points per game. His best year came during his final campaign with the Bruins, when he logged 16.4 points a night.

However, Powell wasn’t much of a long-range shooter throughout his time at UCLA, as he converted on just 31.4 percent of his three-point tries.

We’ll see if the newfound Clippers star can continue his success during the second half.

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