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He started all <strong data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1724\">23 playoff games<\/strong>, guarding elite scorers like <strong data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1771\">Jalen Brunson<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1798\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1804\" data-end=\"1822\">Darius Garland<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1827\" data-end=\"2058\">He also made history by shooting <strong data-start=\"1860\" data-end=\"1880\">49.2% from three<\/strong> on over 100 attempts, the <strong data-start=\"1907\" data-end=\"1937\">highest playoff percentage<\/strong> ever recorded under those conditions. 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