Dorian Finney-Smith plays to change the game

Standing barefoot in front of his locker, wearing the team’s official Nike sweats, Dorian Finney-Smith spoke with reporters after his worst shooting performance of the season.

Earlier that night, he connected on just one field goal in nine tries—good for a shooting percentage of .111—as the Dallas Mavericks held off a second half surge by the Brooklyn Nets to notch a 119-113 win, their eighth of the year. It was an uncharacteristic performance for Finney-Smith, but he wasn’t about to let it get him down.

“All I can do is go out here and shoot the ball when I’m open and put in the work” Finney-Smith said. “Guys trust that if I shoot, I’m going to make it. Even though I missed four [three-point…