12-31-2020, 06:05 PM
I had some free time today and thought I would test a thought. The thought is that the Mavs are lacking guys that can create their own shot and rely too much on Luka. While I don’t know that the numbers below answer my question, I thought I would share. I compiled numbers from the shot charts for the first 4 games on NBA.com and the chart below shows the numbers and percentages from various ranges.
Player. Tot shots. 3 Pt. Mid range. Paint. Paint made
Kleber. 17. 16. 1. 0. 0
94%. 6%. 0%. 0%
Powell. 14. 2. 0. 12. 7
14%. 0%. 86%. 56%
Stein. 11. 1. 1. 9. 5
9%. 9%. 82%. 56%
Johnson. 14. 5. 0. 9. 4
36%. 0%. 64%. 44%
Finley-Smith. 32. 22. 1. 9. 5
69%. 3%. 28%. 55%
Hardaway. 46. 27. 5. 14. 9
59%. 11%. 30%. 64%
Richardson. 46. 24. 3. 19. 10
52%. 7%. 41%. 53%
Luka. 73. 21 4 48. 28
29%. 5%. 66%. 58%
Brunson. 32. 11. 2. 19. 11
34%. 6%. 60%. 58%
Totals. 285. 132. 17. 139. 79
46%. 6%. 48%. 57%
It’s interesting that 94% of the shots came from 3pt or the paint but I don’t know how that compares to other teams. I would also be curious how many other teams have so few shots in the paint from their bigs. I know it’s a small sample but I thought it was interesting.
Player. Tot shots. 3 Pt. Mid range. Paint. Paint made
Kleber. 17. 16. 1. 0. 0
94%. 6%. 0%. 0%
Powell. 14. 2. 0. 12. 7
14%. 0%. 86%. 56%
Stein. 11. 1. 1. 9. 5
9%. 9%. 82%. 56%
Johnson. 14. 5. 0. 9. 4
36%. 0%. 64%. 44%
Finley-Smith. 32. 22. 1. 9. 5
69%. 3%. 28%. 55%
Hardaway. 46. 27. 5. 14. 9
59%. 11%. 30%. 64%
Richardson. 46. 24. 3. 19. 10
52%. 7%. 41%. 53%
Luka. 73. 21 4 48. 28
29%. 5%. 66%. 58%
Brunson. 32. 11. 2. 19. 11
34%. 6%. 60%. 58%
Totals. 285. 132. 17. 139. 79
46%. 6%. 48%. 57%
It’s interesting that 94% of the shots came from 3pt or the paint but I don’t know how that compares to other teams. I would also be curious how many other teams have so few shots in the paint from their bigs. I know it’s a small sample but I thought it was interesting.