While the majority of the attention following Miami’s Game 2 victory will be on
Just to break that down, 75.2% of his long-range attempts were above the break (where he was average), 15.1% of his attempts were from the right corner (where he was below average), and only 9.6% of his attempts came from the left corner (where he was well above average). Bosh’s postseason has seen better shot selection and a much better success rate.
Bosh took only 24.8% of his three-point attempts from the two corners this season, but has increased that to 35.8% during the postseason. He is still shooting well above the break (15 of 43 for 34.9%, spot on with the league average), but he's been absolutely deadly in both corners. He’s hit 5 of 7 on the left (71.4%, league average 40.3%) and has vastly improved on the right, going 9 for 17 (52.9%, league average 37.5%).
Does anyone still want to argue against the idea of LeBron dishing to Bosh in the right corner in crunch time?
Didn’t think so.
Bosh's three-point shooting, whether we're ready to believe it or not, has become a big part of the Heat's attack and subsequently their three-peat chances. He only drained one trey in Game 2, but it was arguably the most important shot of the game, as it gave the Heat a lead in the last minute and a half from which they never looked back. No one can fault Tim Duncan for sagging off Bosh to cover LeBron's drive, as Timmy is the Spurs' primary rim protector, but Bosh's range is no longer something you can sag completely off of and not have someone rotate over to cover. If the Spurs - and the NBA in general - don't show more respect for Bosh's range, we could all be in for a few more Heat titles.