Durant Leads League In Top Of Key Three-Point Percentage
Jun 12, 2012 12:13 AM EDT
Kevin Durant shoots 38 percent from the three-point line and is particularly accurate at the top of the key.
Kirk Goldsberry, a professor of geography at Michigan State, uses shot chart data to measure shot frequency and shot potency.
Goldsberry said some NBA teams are well-versed in such analytics, while others, like the Lakers, are "notoriously behind the curve." Goldsberry pointed to Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals, when Durant hit a game-winner in front of Metta World Peace for a 3-1 series lead.
"Everybody knows that Kevin Durant is a great three-point shooter, but few know he's the best in the NBA from that exact spot," Goldsberry says. "A lot of teams don't know that, but some teams certainly do."
Via USA Today