No need to over-complicate it,
Josh Pastner said. Basketball, at its essence, is a make-or-miss game.
Exhibit A: Georgia Tech had open looks Wednesday but only made 4 of 21 three-pointers in a 57-49 loss to No 9 Virginia.
Exhibit B: Georgia Tech had open looks last month but made 16 of 27 threes in an 83-65 rout of No. 20 Clemson.
Those games stand in stark contrast to one another, but they illustrate Pastner’s point just the same. Georgia Tech (9-7, 5-5 ACC) now heads to Clemson (12-5, 6-5 ACC) on Friday facing an entirely different kind of make-or-miss situation. The Yellow Jackets missed their chance at a resume-boosting win over the Cavaliers Wednesday. They can make up for it with a Quadrant 1 road win over a rested, revenge-minded Tigers team Friday.
He wasn’t alone in that sentiment Friday.
Royce O’Neale drained six triples in all, helping the Utah Jazz set a franchise record with 25 3-pointers in a 131-118 road win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
The team had previously made a record 22 triples in a double-overtime game against Denver in August. Friday night, the Jazz were 25 of 53 from deep.
“That’s the strength of our team,” Jazz head coach Quin Snyder said. “We’ve got a lot of guys that can make those shots. It’s something we’ve been banging that drum from the first day. We want guys to take 3s.”
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