The crux of this observational nugget is that Hawks center Alex Len came off the bench Tuesday night in Atlanta to tie his season high of 24 points against the Thunder. He has only scored 20-plus points two other times this season: against Washington and Cleveland, two bottom five teams in the Eastern Conference.
Len is averaging 10.5 points per game, so how did he score almost 2.5 times that on the Thunder?
This isn’t a trick question. Hint: this type of defensive breakdown was pervasive in the first half.
Pick-and-roll coverage.
