Thunder guard Alex Abrines is shooting a career 37.5 percent from 3-point range, an above average mark.
So when Paul George tipped the ball away from Houston's Gerald Green in the first quarter Thursday night, a pass to a wide-open Abrines at the top of the arc was an obvious play.
That’s also why Abrines’s resulting 3-point attempt was confusing. His shot missed so far wide that it clanged off the backboard without touching the rim.
At the beginning of the season, if Abrines’s shot was off – as it has been for the past two games – the Thunder had few other players who could stretch the floor.