Russ Smith might of not dropped 65 points this year with Delaware 87ers, which he did last season and is still a NBA D-League Record but he did have a lot good point totals in his short time with the team this season.
Let’s take a look at Smith’s season with the 87ers:
2016-2017 Season Averages:
Games Played: 25
Points: 17.1
Minutes: 28.2
Rebounds: 3.5
Assists: 6.2
Steals: 2.0
Smith started with the 87ers on January 20th vs The Greensboro Swarm:
Minutes: 12:07
Points: 4
Rebounds: 0
Assists: 2
Steals: 1
Next Five Games through January 28th to February 4th:
Smith Averaged:
Minutes: 29.6 per game
Points: 11.6 per game
Rebounds: 4 rebound per game
Assists: 8.2 per game
Steals: 2.8 per game
Next Five Games through February 7th to February 22nd:
Smith Averaged:
Minutes: 28.6 per game
Points: 16.4 per game
Rebounds: 3 rebound per game
Assists: 6.6 per game
Steals: 0.6 per game
Next Five Games through February 24th through March 8th:
Smith Averaged:
Minutes: 26.8 per game
Points: 18.8 per game
Rebounds: 2.4 rebound per game
Assists: 5.6 per game
Steals: 2.4 per game
Blocks: 0.2 per game
Next Five Games through March 9th through March 22nd:
Smith Averaged:
Minutes: 29.8 per game
Points: 18.6 per game
Rebounds: 4.8 rebound per game
Assists: 6.4 per game
Steals: 2.4 per game
Blocks: 0.6 per game
Next Five Games through March 24th through March 31st:
Smith Averaged:
Minutes: 29.2 per game
Points: 24 per game
Rebounds: 4.8 rebound per game
Assists: 4.25 per game
Steals: 2 per game
Smith had highest two highest point totals all of season in this block of games. He scored 37 points on the 24th of March vs The Nets. Then on 29th of March, Smith scored 43 vs the Swarm.