In this series over six games, Jalen Suggs is averaging 9.7/4.2/3.7 with a 37.5% FG% and 23.8% 3PT% which is a -17.6% dropoff in field goal percentage and a -9.8% dropoff in 3-point percentage.
He is similarly performing worse defensively, him averaging 1.3 steals and 0.5 blocks, a -0.5 and -0.2 dropoff in steals and blocks. He is a -4.2 for +/-.
Entering the half of game 7, he has 2/2/4/2/2 in 18 minutes played on 1/5 shooting and 3 turnovers.
Jalen Suggs has consistently shown throughout this playoff series and in many regular season stretches that he is a poor defender when it comes to guarding in isolation plays or guarding zones.
He has never been a good passer, frequently being a 2.6-2.9 TOV player over the past two years whilst only recently crossing 5 assists per game. For contrast, guard Jalen Williams averages 5.5 assists per game on 1.9 TOV. De'Aaron Fox averages 6.2 assists per game on 2.3 TOV. Dyson Daniels averages 5.9 assists per game on 1.8 TOV.
The last time he has played more than 60 games was the 2023/24 regular season where he averaged more turnovers than assists per game and was the worst defender for the All-Defensive Second Team alongside names like Jaden McDaniels, Alex Caruso, Derrick White, and Jrue Holiday.
Ever since he was drafted, he has not positively evolved as a player. Whilst he averages more assists per game, he is still a frequent turnover machine, is highly inconsistent, and is only considered a good defender by pure production alone rather than getting key stops against elite offensive players like Jaden McDaniels or Alex Caruso.