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The Triple Team: Andy Larsen’s analysis of the midrange shooting of the Spurs defeating a slow start by the Jazz

The Spurs just killed the Jazz by taking and making midrange shots, while the Jazz missed their “good” shots, leading to a relatively easy victory for the Spurs at home. Here’s the shot chart:

(NBA.com)

This looks like a mid-90s shot chart. If you don’t want to count up all of those Xs and Os, the Spurs shot 29-56 from mid-range against the Jazz, or 52 percent. Overall, they took 64 percent of their shots from the midrange, the highest percentage of such shots from the midrange-heavy Spurs this season.

Early, the Jazz could have done a better job.