Before this game, Jonathan Isaac was shooting 23% on three-pointers, but his 3-of-3 performance from the threezone in this one vaulted his percentage all the way up to around 30%. I only bring this up because, looking at his form, you can totally see why he would shoot such a low percentage. It’s like, as soon as he goes into his shot, he has back spasms that bend him backwards, and the way he uses his arms makes me think of an elementary-schooler who has to work way too hard just to get the ball up on the rim. But this isn’t an elementary-schooler with back spasms, as far as I know. This is real-life NBA player Jonathan Isaac, a guy who presumably has access to trainers and shooting coaches, who is shooting this way.
Now I’m conflicted about this loss. The Magic were up big on the Warriors and should have won the game, which makes me sad because I always relish the chance to cavort upon the fallen, weeping bodies of bandwagon Warriors fans. But, knowing that Jonathan Isaac hit a trio of three-pointers while shooting the ball like he just got out of back surgery makes the Magic’s big lead seem illegitimate. No team, not even the Warriors, deserves to lose because Jonathan Isaac and his borked shooting form buried them with ill-gotten three-pointers.
Maybe his next sermon should be titled “Why Can’t God Give Me Better Shooting Form Even Though I Prayed Really Hard About It?: An Ontological Study on the Psychology and Efficacy of Prayer.” I bet his teammates would totally go to that one.