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Miami Heat Stat Monkey Brief: Heat/Hawks (12/10/12)
Miami may be the more talented team, but in the words of Zaza Pachulia, Nothing Easy!

There They Are

In their sound beating of the New Orleans Hornets, the Heat defense reappeared after a recent stretch of disappointing play on that end of the court. This was the first game Miami’s defense allowed scoring at less than a rate of 99 points per 100 possessions since their November 17th game against Phoenix. Not so coincidentally,

The deliverer of one of the all-time great post game interviews and everyone’s favorite Georgian, Basketball-Reference.com, Smith shoots a horrific 25.8% on shots ranging from beyond 10 feet but inside the 3 point line. This would not be a big problem if he only took this shot when it was absolutely necessary, but 36% of his shots come in this range. If Smith settles for jumpers, as he usually does, it will be to Miami’s advantage.

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