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The Bulls are Still Making 3’s
All summer we fretted over how this team, with its many ball-dominant guards, would score enough points. Everyone thought the spacing would be a huge issue and the Bulls would struggle to both get open looks from 3-point range and make the shots they could get.
Well, after three games, the Bulls are leading the NBA in points per game.
How about that.
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They continued with their hot streak tonight, shooting 40.7 percent from 3 as a team. Although it still seems improbable that Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade have suddenly become 3-point threats after being below average for their entire careers, the evidence we have in front of us says otherwise.
Butler made two 3-pointers tonight to add to his 22 points, and Isaiah Canaan was 3-for-4 from 3-point range tonight. Canaan is on the Bulls for one reason and for one reason only: to get buckets, and that’s exactly what he did tonight.
If Butler, Wade, and Rondo can somehow keep this streak of 3-point competency alive long enough to get opposing defenders to respect them from that range, that could be huge for the potency of the offense. Driving lanes would open up immensely, and the game would get a lot easier for fellow starters Taj Gibson and Robin Lopez.