As we all know, NBA basketball is a make or miss proposition. The team that shoots better always wins. After Game Two, in which the Suns made 20 of their 40 three-pointers (50%), and the Bucks went 9 for 31 (29%), I wrote:
“In other words, if either team shot their normal percentage on three-pointers in Game Two, the outcome would have been different. Sometimes basketball is just a make- or-miss game.”
Game Four presented a great example of why I avoid using the word “always”. In Game Four, the Suns shot 51% from the floor, 30% from three, and 84% on free throws.