Five Games That Show Ben McLemore’s True Potential
By Ti Windisch
Dec 21, 2014; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Ben McLemore (23) shoots the ball against Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) during the first quarter at Sleep Train Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
I really like Ben McLemore. Scoring guards usually end up as my favorite players on a given team, and Little Mac (my personal favorite McLemore nickname) is no exception to the rule.
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So to commemorate McLemore and to give me something to write in the NBA doldrums of late August, I’ve went through the game logs and came up with a list of Little Mac’s five best NBA games thus far. Unsurprisingly all but one of the games take place in 2015 due to McLemore’s marked improvement last season, but I do have one rookie season game on here as well.
I’ll go through the five contests from least to most impressive. Normally I would treat this like I did the DeMarcus Cousins 10 Best Games slideshow and note scoring is not the most important thing, but since Little Mac hasn’t developed into a great rebounder or passer yet scoring does take more precedence in this one.
Anyway, let’s get started with a classic McLemore sharpshooting display from about half a year ago.
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