In Sunday night’s win over the Nuggets, Lopez made more threes (eight) than he had attempted in the first six years of his career (seven). And now for another observation Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Brook Lopez is a splash brother nowīrook Lopez has legitimately become one of the league’s best and most frequent deep-ball shooters. We’re nearing the end for one of the most prolific scorers ever, and it’s been anything but a storybook ending. Unable to light it up anymore, his horrific defensive tendencies and bad offensive habits were more fair than ever to target. He even accepted a bench role, which he laughed off in OKC.īut Anthony was exposed in his brief Rockets stint. After launching more than 39 percent of his shots from the mid-range last year in Oklahoma City, he only took 25 percent of his shots there this year. In particular, he took threes almost twice as frequently as he did in his last season with the Knicks. The most disappointing part is Anthony had kinda bought into head coach Mike D’Antoni’s offensive system. Within six feet of the basket, players shot 10.4 percent better than normal, and on two-pointers in general, they converted at a 5.4-percent better rate. Opposing players shot 3.6 percent better with Anthony guarding them on average. On defense, things were as bad as expected, too. That three-man unit was outscored by nine points in 37 minutes, shooting 41 percent from the field and 29 percent from three. Is Carmelo Anthony done in the NBA? Should he be? This fit wasn’t workingĮven when Anthony played with both of the team’s best players - Chris Paul and James Harden - it didn’t matter. That tallies up to Houston being 12.1 points per 100 possessions better without Anthony on the court (1.9 on offense and a whopping 10.1 on defense.) That’s more than enough to separate wins from losses. The Rockets have outscored other teams by 17 points in the 330 minutes he’s sat on the bench. In 294 minutes with Anthony on the floor, the Rockets were outscored by 63 points. The Rockets’ losses have been ugly, but no player was responsible for a worse points discrepancy than Anthony.
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