If the Nets want to upset the 76ers in their first-round playoff series, it will ride almost entirely on 3-point shooting.
“Yeah the great thing is, it’s been a part of our message as a group,” coach Jacque Vaughn said. “I think overall we made it no secret we want to shoot 3s — the more the better. We’re learning the quality of them, what that looks like for our group, how quick we can shoot them.
Ever since trading away three-level scorers and midrange monsters Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the Nets have become far more reliant on high-value 3s. Their 3-point rate went from 16th before the trade deadline to fifth in the games since, and will need to rise even higher against the much-bigger 76ers.
“I had the luxury of him coaching me, which is which is pretty cool. So I’ve known him for a long time,” Vaughn said. “Tremendous amount of respect and how many games he’s coached and the way he’s done it, won at a high level and been able to do it with different groups. Shows how good he is.”
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