Assist-wise, this April has been the best month of Kemba Walker’s career since his third season in Charlotte. He’s averaging 7.0 assists per game over Boston’s 7-1 stretch compared to 5.1 over the entire season. That may seem like an insignificant development in Walker’s progression from an offseason stem cell injection in his left knee, but it does suggest that he’s peaking right now and more so, could be a primary point of attack point guard in the playoffs.
Consider this stat: since the trade deadline, Walker has found Tatum, Brown, and Smart behind the arc and the trio has hit 30-of-57 (52.