Believe me when I tell you that RJ Barrett was god awful shooting the basketball for most of the night Tuesday at MSG. The Boston Celtics defense, particular center Robert Williams, had RJ’s number throughout. RJ kept challenging the big man, and got his shot swatted approximately 240 times. As the Knicks and Celtics looked primed to head to overtime, with 1.5 second remaining and the game knotted at 105, RJ didn’t seem like the guy you’d want to take the last shot.
And yet, RJ ended up with the ball in his hands.