Where and how exactly Toronto lost last night’s game at Utah
Toronto Raptors 91
UTAH JAZZ 104
Wed Nov 18 2009 - Game Scoreboard
At the 9:20 mark of the 4th quarter this was a 2 possession game with the Jazz leading, 83-79.
If you look at the Full-Play-By-Play for the next 5 minutes and 20 seconds, what you should be able to see during this sequence is that:
Toronto had 14 offensive possessions.
Utah had 11 offensive possessions.
Toronto committed 3 Turnovers.
Utah commited just 1 Turnover.
Toronto took 9 shots outside of the lane [and made only 1].
Utah took 0 shots outside of the lane.
Toronto scored just 3 points [1/3FG].
Utah scored 12 points [4 FTs; 4/2FGs].
If you then watch the game-tape closely … specifically … this is how each of the offensive possessions for the Raptors and Jazz actually broke down:
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Jack |
Belinelli |
Turkoglu |
Johnson |
Bargnani |
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Maynor |
Williams |
Kirilenko |
Millsap |
Boozer |
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Play Action |
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Play Action |
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9:20 |
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Maynor, DLU, make [vs Jack, contested], 85-79 |
1, Wing entry pass to 2; 1, UCLA cut; 2-5 Wing Pick with weak side Staggered Screens; Split dribble; Kick-out Pass to 1 [right Wing]; 1, Driving Layup |
1 |
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1 |
4 & 5 Double High Picks for 1; 1, Kick-out Pass to 2 [weak side Corner] |
Belinelli, J3, miss [vs Williams, in rotation; open] |
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Williams/Kirilenko, TO-1 [Bad pass] |
2, Wing iso; 3, weak side flash cut middle; 2 Pass to 3 |
2 |
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8:33 |
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Official Time-out |
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Calderon |
Jack |
Belinelli |
Johnson |
Bargnani |
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Maynor |
Williams |
Brewer |
Kirilenko |
Millsap |
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2 |
1-5 Wing Pick & Roll, Pass Across to 4; 4, Pass to 5; Pass deflected by X4; 5 tied up for jump-ball; 5 losses jump-ball |
Bargnani, TO-1 |
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Brewer, LU, miss [vs Belinelli, open] |
2, Wing entry pass to 1; 2 UCLA cut; 1-5 Wing Pick with weak side Staggered Screens; 5, Slip the Pick with weak side Tornado [3 flash cut to middle & 2 pop out]; 1, Pass to 5; 5, Pass to 3 |
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3 |
2-4 Wing Pick & Roll; 2, Drive middle; 2 Kick-out Pass to 1 [right Corner]; 1, Pass to 2 |
Jack, J3, miss [vs Brewer, in rotation; open] |
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4 |
5, weak side flash cut middle; fouled by Kirilenko; 1-4 High middle Pick & Roll; 1, Drive middle |
Calderon, PUJ, miss [vs Williams, open] |
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7:23 |
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Maynor, TAJ [middle], fouled [Bargnani]; FT, make, 86-79; FT, make, 87-79 |
2, Wing entry pass to 3; 2 UCLA cut; 3-5 Wing Pick with weak side Staggered Screens; 5, Step-out; 3 Pass to 5; weak side Tornado [1 flash cut to middle & 2 pop out]; 5, Pass to 1 [right Block] |
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Calderon |
Belinelli |
Turkoglu |
Bosh |
Bargnani |
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Maynor |
Williams |
Kirilenko |
Millsap |
Boozer |
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5 |
3-4 High Middle Pick & Roll; 3, Pass to 4 [weak side Top]; 4, Pass to 1 [left Corner] |
Calderon, J3, miss [vs Boozer, in rotation; open] |
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Boozer, JHS, miss [vs Bosh, contested] |
1, in transition, Pass to 5 [Front rim] |
5 |
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Kirilenko, DLU, miss [vs Calderon; contested by Bargnani] |
Scramble; 3, Drive middle |
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6 |
1, in transition, Pass to 5; 5, shot fake, drive right; fouled [Millsap]; 3-4 High Pick & Roll; 3, Pass to 4 [weak side Top] |
Bargnani, J3, miss [vs Millsap; open] |
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7 |
4, left Block isolation |
Bosh, J2, miss [vs Boozer, contested] |
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8 |
Scramble; 2, Drive middle |
Belinelli, DLU, miss [open] |
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9 |
3-4 High Wing Pick & Roll; 3, Drive middle |
Turkoglu, TO-2 [stripped by Kirilenko] |
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Maynor, DLU, make [uncontested run-out], 89-79 |
5, Pass to 2; 2, in transition, Pass to 1 |
7 |
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10 |
1-4 High Middle Pick, in transition |
Calderon, PUJ2, miss [vs Maynor; open] |
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2, drive in transition; fouled [Calderon]; |
8 |
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5:50 |
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Time-out |
Regular |
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Maynor, JHS, make [vs Calderon, contested], 91-79 |
2, Wing entry pass to 1; 2, UCLA cut; 1-5 Wing Pick with weak side Staggered Screens; 5, Slip Pick; 1 Pass to 5; 5 Kick-out Pass to 2 [weak side Wing]; 5, flash cut middle; 1, Pass to 5; 5, Kick-out Pass to 4 [right Wing/Corner]; 4, Pass to 2; ball deflected out-of-bounds; 1, curl cut to basket [Stack formation]; 3, in-bounds Pass to 1 [weak side block]; 1, mid-post isolation |
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11 |
4, low-post isolation [right Block]; Kick-out Pass to 1; 4, re-post; 1, Pass to 4 |
Bosh, TAJ2, miss [vs Millsap, contested] |
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Kirilenko, J2, make [vs Bosh, uncontested], 93-79 |
2, middle drive in transition; Kick-out Pass to 3 [FT line] |
9 |
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12 |
2-5 High Wing Pick & Pop; 2, drive middle |
Belinelli, DLU, miss [vs Boozer & Millsap, contested] |
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Kirilenko, FT, make, 94-79; FT, make, 95-79 |
2, in transition, Pass Ahead to 3 [vs Turkoglu]; 3, fouled [Bosh] |
10 |
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13 |
3-4 High Middle Pick & Roll; 3, drive right; fouled [Kirilenko]; 4, in-bounds Pass to 5 [top]; 5, Pass across to 3; 1, Back Screen for 4; 4, flash cut to middle; 3, Pass to 2 [left FT line extended]; 2, Pass to 4 [left Mid-post]; 5, flash cut to front rim; 4, Pass to 5 |
Bargnani, TO-3 [stripped by Boozer] |
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Boozer, DLU, miss [vs Bosh, in rotation, contested] |
1, dribble into left Wing; 2, shallow cut to Top; 2, UCLA cut; 5, Wing Pick with weak side Staggered Screens; 5, Slip Pick; 1, Pass to 5 |
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4:00 |
14 |
3-4 High Middle Pick, in transition; 3, drive middle; 3, Kick-out Pass to 1 [right Top] |
Calderon, J3, make [vs Maynor, uncontested], 95-82 |
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What you should then be able to see is:
A. Just how ineffective the Raptors were with their ”High Middle/High Wing/Wing Pick” Series;
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B. Just how effective the Jazz were using their “UCLA Cut” Series and ”Transition Attack”;
in terms of generating high percentage shot attempts, in the lane, or from the free throw line … none of which should come as much of a surprise, at least, to those of you who paid attention to what was first written here on Sep 18 2009:
Thumb-down 35 special … for the Raptors
The fact is …
Not only is the Raptors’ defense performing in a poor way, thus far this season, but … when crunch time arrives in important games vs a Quality Opponent [.500+], or in last night’s case, vs an opponent that is particularly well-schooled in its own highly potent offensive and defensive [i.e. with designated helps and specific rotations] systems … so, too, is their offense, which is based primarily on the 3-5 Pick & Roll/Pop action.
Executing well, offensively, in the NBA isn’t just about “making the open shots your players happen to get” but, also … and, more importantly … “getting the specific type of open shots which your players can make on a consistent basis.”
There’s a big difference between these two types of shot attempts. 
Tags: Amir Johnson, Andrea Bargnani, Andrei Kirilenko, Anthony Johnson, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Courtney Lee, Demar DeRozan, Deron Williams, Dwight Howard, Eric Maynor, Hedo Turkoglu, Jameer Nelson, Jarrett Jack, JJ Redick, Jose Calderon, Kosta Koufos, Kyrylo Fesenko, Marco Belinelli, Mehmet Okur, Mickael Pietrus, Orlando Magic, Patrick O'Bryant, Paul Millsap, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Rafer Alston, Rashard Lewis, Rasho Nesterovic, Ronnie Brewer, Ronnie Price, Sonny Weems, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Wes Matthews