BROOKLYN, NY - JANUARY 18: (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
Having led the NBA in 3-point percentage this year, how George Hill’s shot holds up when the NBA returns will be crucial for the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Milwaukee Bucks learned the importance of knocking down shots in last year’s playoffs, finding themselves on the wrong end of Fred VanVleet’s shooting run of a lifetime at a time when getting anything to fall seemed increasingly difficult for Mike Budenholzer’s team.
Quite simply, regardless of how good a team is over the course of a year, at the top level with the stakes at their very highest, the make or miss element of the game can be greatly increased as the margins grow finer.