Rockets forward Gary Clark blocked four shots on Saturday, his season high. But the results were not entirely surprising. Though Clark's play has garnered more attention for his catch-and-shoot abilities and mistake-free play (he leads the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio,) he has blocked 12 shots in the eight games since he began playing more regularly.
Averaging 24.3 minutes per game in that stretch, his average of 1.5 blocked shots in those eight games matched Clint Capela for the most of the Rockets.
"Just trying to protect the rim," Clark said. "A lot of times I act like I'm not aware, and smaller guys sometimes just think it's going to be an easy layup.