I was getting worried that T.J. Warren would have another 30-point game where he didn’t shoot a free throw (yes, it has happened before). He eventually did shoot a pair late in the game, but those were his only two. Add in his singular three-pointer and you get yet another typical Warren scoring display. Almost nothing besides two-point buckets, 15 of them to be exact.
It was even worse (better?) than usual in this game, because he didn’t do anything else besides score. 4 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks. In 42 minutes. He was put on this earth to do one thing only: score buckets from inside the arc. Trying to get him to do anything else is like trying to get Dennis Rodman to do something besides rebound. It can work a little bit, but he’ll feel uncomfortable and eventually revert to his favorite activity.
In case you don’t actually know how this game turned out and are really impressed by Warren’s clutch bucket with 20 seconds left to give the Suns the league, spoiler alert, the Hawks ended up winning because Taurean Prince is even clutcher.