DALLAS -- His coaches and teammates yelled at Dallas Mavericks forward Dorian Finney-Smith late in Sunday's 111-101 Game 4 win over the Phoenix Suns. They couldn't believe he had passed up an open 3-point look.
Finney-Smith, an undrafted developmental success story who has established himself as a key member of the Mavs' core, has come a long way since early in his career, when he recalls former Dallas coach Rick Carlisle instructing him to only take 3s if the shot clock was ticking down.
"Now, they're telling me shoot it as soon as I get a good look," Finney-Smith said after going 8-of-12 from long range in the Western Conference semifinals-tying victory.