There were plenty of stat lines to fawn over from the Spurs’ recent demolition of the Pistons, but one in particular was extremely encouraging to see. Rudy Gay, who has been struggling mightily with his outside shot this season, went 4-for-7 from beyond the arc for the second game in a row.
Thanks to his last two performances, Gay is now shooting 38 percent on three-pointers in the month of December and 32 on the season after hovering in the 20s for a while. Those numbers still pale in comparison to the career-best 40 percent he averaged last season from long range but they show that Rudy is slowly starting to heat up, which is tremendous news for the Spurs.