I would’ve taken the shot too. Just grabbed the last rebound for my triple double, dribbling up the court, the chance to take the go-ahead shot with 30 seconds left after trailing the whole game? I ain’t passing. That ball is going up, and it’s going in the hole. It’s what every kid dreams about.
Never mind that Elfrid Payton can’t really shoot jumpers. He was allowed to take it, taking bad shots being the benefit of acquiring 10 of three separate statistical categories.