05-02-2021, 07:19 PM
(05-02-2021, 05:47 PM)omahen Wrote: 11 assists from 3 pointers made, 5 assists from lobs and 4 of those strange assists, where player passes to a guy on three pointer, who takes a dribble or two and shoots a midranger. No idea why those last ones count as assists in NBA.
I've noticed that too. Sometimes I'll intend to compliment someone on a good passing night and look at the plays on NBA.com. I've seen some assists where there were four dribbles and a layup following the pass. Maybe what constitutes "directly" leading to a basket is flexible. Maybe some kind of move negates the assist, but if the dribbler has a clear path it is an assist?