One night after the Golden State Warriors were torched by Nikola Vuu010deviu0107 — a legitimate pick-and-pop threat who also had the touch inside to punish mismatches and smaller frontcourt defenders — it seemed like they were on the verge of getting burned by another pick-and-pop threat.
The Washington Wizards’ Kristaps Porzingis may be shooting 34.4% (1.3% below league average) on 5.4 attempts from beyond the arc this season — but leave him open enough and he will punish teams who can’t appropriately deal with him popping out after setting a ball screen.
Which was exactly the Warriors’ problem against him in the first half.