After a sequence of long misses by San Antonio in the second period, the venerable Hubie Brown implored the Spurs to exit that highway and head towards the access road of higher-percentage shots. “Hack-a-Simmons” strategy aside, here’s some examples of the Spurs following Brown’s mandate for the rest of the game.
In lieu of long low-percentage twos, the team should head in the direction of layups and threes. They obliged, as the United Nations of Ball Movement (UNBM) made a rare appearance early in the second:
Not to be outdone, Dejounte Murray used an open lane to convert in traffic at the rim:
Are you craving some three-ball?