Most of the three pointers were taken in the rhythm of the offense. They were collapsing with double teams practically every time Aldridge touched the ball, leaving lots of really good looks.
Matthews looked TURRIBLE out there, so it took away our money outside shooter, which fucked up everything. Mills also fucking sucked, so there wasn't much there. Roy was having one of his regular (alas) off nights that seems to be the package deal of having no meniscus. That left Batum and Wallace as our only perimeter shooters. Some nights Wallace can hit that three, but last night wasn't one of those nights. He's the kind of guy who can fake being a three point shooter in low pressure situations, but if you put him in the Staples center against the Lakers it's another story. Batum went off, but it wasn't enough.
Matthews is such a quiet player--no flash, limited driving ability, hard-working defense--that it's easy to forget he's the team's second leading scorer. What he does well fits better with Aldridge than what anybody else on the team does. He consistently punishes teams from the three point line for doubling LA.
My hope is that Roy spends the summer launching threes. It's a relatively low-impact thing he can do with bad knees. Roy is such a prodigy--I just have to believe if he put in the work he could become one of the elite three point shooters in the league.
Nate is a walking cliche. But sometimes the cliche is true. Guys just gotta make their shots.
