PHOENIX—You can still count Jonas Valanciunas’s career three-pointers on one hand. But probably not for long.
The Toronto Raptors centre drained a three-ball for the third consecutive game in Wednesday’s 115-109 win over the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Arena, a long-distance connection that brought Valanciunas’s career total of behind-the-arc makes to five — not exactly notable considering he’s playing in his sixth NBA season.
But Toronto coach Dwane Casey insisted before the game that the fruits of Valanciunas’s labour on the practice court — where he’s been attempting to improve his shooting range for at least a couple of seasons now — are finally producing results.