The nba announced the eight participants for the 2023 All-Star 3-Point Contest and yet none of the Top 10 shooters by percentage in the league, according to Basketball-Reference will be in attendance. This is extremely surprising, given not only the event’s history of featuring players like Stephen Curry and Steve Kerr, but also the general rise of the outside shot as an essential and demanding skill.
So yes, there were a lot of players who didn’t take part and maybe they should have. Neither Splash Brothers will be in Utah despite leading the league in triples per night. Isaiah Joe, Malcolm Brogdon, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Luka Kennard He’s a threat with percentages around 45% and he won’t be there either.
But there was no greater surprise than the absence Yuta Watanabe, leading the NBA with 48.1% from beyond the arc.
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Why won’t Yuta Watanabe be in the Triple Contest?
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The league doesn’t disclose what their criteria is for inviting participants, but it appears they chose based on reputation and star power rather than how well players have performed from the three-point line this season.
For example, Tatum is shooting below the league average of 35.9%, but still received a wild card. His percentage ranks 102nd overall, while Tyler Herro is 77th in the league according to Basketball-Reference.
Watanabe he was ultimately not invited, perhaps in part due to his low effort volume. has only done 108 triples this season. In the top four in total shots are Hield (530), Simons (512), Tatum (502) and Lillard (496).
Should Watanabe be able to participate?
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Despite not hitting many 3-pointers, Watanabe had a very good case for a wild card.
He Watanabe’s 48.1% success rate. Entering the All-Star break, he was by far the highest-scoring NBA player by anyone with at least 100 attempts. It’s also a higher number than last year’s leader, Luke Kennard, who scored 44.9%.
The Japanese makes a historic shooting So far. His shooting percentage is the 19th highest in NBA history among players with at least 108 shots, according to Stathead. Watanabe is excellent after receiving, as evidenced by his 49% average this season. If he ends up hitting the race minimum, he has a chance to become the seventh player to finish with 50% accuracy.
Watanabe had said this before “It would be an honor” take part. Unfortunately, you will not be able to enjoy this experience.
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
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11 games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 29-30.
Miami hosted Denver and earned a landslide victory.
The home team was ahead by 12 points with 41:29 to play in the first quarter, but the Nuggets were able to slowly win back in the second quarter. The teams entered a long break with the score tied at 63:63. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Heat made an 11:0 move and led by 15 points at 84:69. After that the home team completely controlled the course of the game and only increased their advantage, achieving a crushing victory – 147:123.
The most productive player of the match was Powell, who brought 25 points to Miami, while Jaques (20 points + 11 assists) and Adebayo had double-doubles with 13 points + 10 rebounds.
San Antonio hosted Cleveland and suffered a sensational defeat.
Three-quarters of the meeting was fought evenly, with the teams responding to each other’s pushes with their own pushes and often staying within a shot or two of each other. That changed in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers went on a 15-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 94-84. They then maintained their advantage and won with a score of 113:101.
Cleveland’s main hero in this game was Allen, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Garland can achieve the same success with 15 points and 11 assists.
Toronto beat Orlando at home.
Magic started the match better and made a 14:2 move at the start. Afterwards, they took control of the course of the game and increased the advantage completely to +21 – 51:30 in the second 12 minutes. After that, the home team slowly started to close the gap and entered the long break with a score of 11-11 at 54:65. The third quarter was tied, so Orlando still had a double-digit advantage ahead of the final: 94:84. At the beginning of the match the play followed the same scenario but in the middle Toronto made a move with 15:0 and not only won it back but also took the lead with 105:102. The fate of the game was decided by Barnes’ free throws, which set the score at 107:106 with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the quarter.
Barnes could not make a triple-double this time, but he did a double-double and got 13 points and 11 rebounds, while the most productive name in the victory was Shead with 19 points.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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