When the Detroit Pistons cut Josh Smith, few probably thought he would go on to be the difference in the Houston Rockets making it to the Western Conference Finals, much less surviving a sweep. But that’s what he’s done, and it raises questions for his future with Clutch City because Smith is downright clutch.
Yet, it’s true. According to Kurt Helin of ProBasketballTalk:
In the four Rockets’ elimination games this season, Smith has 63 points on 22-of-34 shooting (64.7 percent). In those games, he’s hit 10-of-18 from three. Most impressive, in those games he’s 10-of-13 on contested looks — even when the defense comes out on him he’s knocking it down.
And he’s been scorching for most of the Western Conference Finals, shooting 44.4 percent from deep. Smith has shown that he can step up and play his best when his team demands the most from him.
Yet, there’s the other side to Smith. If there’s a stat that defines him, it’s this: His free-throw percentage for the series is just 38.9 percent. Per the play index at Basketball-Reference.com, ...
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Josh Smith Providing Houston Rockets with Front-Line Future and Questions
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