Sentences with phrase «free throw»

He went 11 - 11 from the free throw line but an uncharacteristic 6 - 17 from the floor.

He lived at the free throw line and was the only Warrior player who attacked the basket throughout the game.

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) Keenan Simmons scored 25 points on 12 - of - 12 shooting, Jalen Henry added 12 points, including the winning free throw with 16 seconds left, and SIU - Edwardsville beat Tennessee - Martin 70 - 69 on Thursday night to end a five - game skid in the series against the Skyhawks.

On Sunday, the Warriors were buoyed by Curry's 14 - of - 14 shooting from the free throw line, finishing 22 - of - 24 for the game.

I still do not like nearly half our shots coming from 3 pt range and a 36 - 10 deficit from the free throw line.

From that point on, the Thunder out - scored the Rockets 22 - 16 and Martin was perfect offensively — 2 - 2 from the field, 1 - 1 from three - point range and 4 - 4 from the free throw line.

Wade finished with 18 points on an efficient 7 - of - 13 shooting from the field and hit 4 - of - 4 from the free throw line.

But oh god that free throw shooting.

In Game 2 on Sunday, the Golden State Warriors became the second team since the three - point line was added to shoot 50 percent from the field, 40 percent on three - pointers, and 90 percent at the free throw line during an NBA Finals game.

Hitting all four of these shots in under 30 seconds, even after missing his first free throw attempt, was simply incredible.

It's the free throw percentage that makes this stat impressive.

I didn't want Horace at the free throw line in that situation, and he didn't want to be there either.

Going into tonight's action, Joel Embiid is averaging virtually identical free throw attempts per game, free throw makes per game, and free throw percentage as he did last season:

I never like losing the free throw battle.

Brewer converted 11 of 13 from the free throw line and the Redhawks (14 - 15, 8 - 8) were 28 of 35 from the line in the game.

Either way, Wallace screamed the name when he missed a free throw, providing entertainment for everyone that heard it.

By taking advantage of the open - floor mismatches — and two fourth - quarter technicals assessed to Thomas and Rodman — Atlanta also outscored the Pistons 44 - 14 at the free throw line.

yes, UM is looking like a completely different team than the one that got whipped earlier in the season, but assuming the defense can keep it close, well, I hate to think about relying on clutch free throw shooting down the stretch.

6) Bane needs to be taking every free throw possible in crunch time.

A Karl Malone free throw?

But a missed free throw by Justin Robinson, a turnover, and back - to - back buckets by Virginia's Ty Jerome sent the game to overtime.

Missouri was 17 of 20 (85 percent) from the free throw line, including 14 of 17 (82 percent) in the second half.

The Mavericks shot 54 percent from the field as a whole, but hit just 9 - of - 21 attempts from the free throw line.

Of hearing Draymond is overrated... Do people value leadership, defense, rebounding, free throw shooting, assists and creating offense from the power forward position?

If there's a parade to the free throw line, the Bulls won't have much of a chance.

Parker's free throw left the score 39 - all, the first tie since 2 - 2.

Kentucky: The Wildcats did not block a shot or attempt a free throw in the first half, reflecting a style of play that was too passive for Calipari's liking.

He's not an explosive athlete, is a poor free throw shooter, has Amare awareness off the ball on D, and is undersized (bullies NCAA size to get his buckets).

Kobe finished the night shooting 22 - of - 50 from the field, 6 - of - 21 from three and 10 - of - 12 from the free throw line en route to his historic total.

Mullin, who uncharacteristically had missed a free throw at the end of a Villanova - St.

And it was great to see him want the ball down the stretch and wanting to get to the free throw line.»

In postseason situations that Stats Inc. defines as «late and close» — two minutes left, a margin of four points or fewer — he shoots 91.7 % from the free throw line.

The Rebels were 20 of 23 from the free throw line (87 percent) in the second half, including eight consecutive opportunities in the final 90 seconds.

After UNCW made a technical free throw with 4:25 left, Waters scored six points, and assisted on a dunk by Reath, who had 19 points in the first half.

That tied a free throw record that he himself set just last season.

The Turkish center pulled down a terrific 23 boards in the game, but managed to airball a free throw, which hilariously surprised his coach, Kevin McHale.

But scouts tend to use a player's free throw to determine what their shooting abilities will be in the pros.

The discussion of free throw shooting and hacking strategies was persistent during TNT's broadcast because Harden was the only guy who could hit them.

Starks missed a free throw with 12 seconds remaining and Maten grabbed the rebound, relaying the ball to Teshaun Hightower.

Possibly they miss a free throw or two and the Blazers have enough time to set up a winning bucket.

The Rebels were 12 of 15 (80 percent) from the free throw line and had only four turnovers, but missed three field goal attempts in the final minute.

The 6» 5» junior guard is not bent on boosting his 17.4 points per game (first in the MWC), his 7.9 rebounds (fourth) or his 80.0 % free throw shooting (fourth).

But the Missouri loss can be traced to what happened at the free throw line.

But the Rebels started making better decisions in the second half and took a 54 - 53 lead on Tyree's free throw with 4:45 remaining.

Matt Stainbrook had 20 points and nine rebounds for the victorious Musketeers, whose struggles from the free throw line allowed the Hoyas to trim a 21 - point deficit down to one point in the closing minute.

The charts also reveal the percentage of possessions a player «ends,» either positively or negatively (DPoss %), field goal percentage on shots defended (OppFG %), ratio of free throw attempts generated per field goal attempt defended (OppFTA / FGA), defensive rebounds per 40 minutes (DRebs / 40), percentage of possessions on which turnovers are created (FTO %), and for the big men, a rim - protection stat that tracks field goal percentage when they're within five feet of the basket and the shooter is five or fewer feet away (RimProtect %).

Inexcusable for a point guard to go 1 - 5 from the free throw line.

Detroit's coaching staff has tried to scale back the superstar's workload, but in Hill's last seven games through Sunday, he had averaged just 2.7 shots and 2.0 free throw attempts in the fourth quarter.

«He wanted me to know that, even though I had it going, we should keep trying to get to the free throw line,» Smith said.

I'm just guessing, but if it were to be shown that shooting percentages drop during the playoffs, then 28 points on 25 shots (and 9 free throw attempts) looks better than it would in November.