At 33% since the start of 2022, Malik Beasley hasn’t really been on pace on his 3-point shot lately. To tell the truth, apart from his 18-point game at 6/8 behind the arc against New Orleans, the Wolves fullback remained on a pitiful 12/47 in the long shot exercise, or 25% …
But, Sunday evening, while his Wolves were dragging their feet against the Warriors deprived of Stephen Curry and Draymond Green at the end of the 3rd quarter, it was he who pulled his team out of a new misstep. With five straight 3-pointers, Malik Beasley not only turned the tide, he nearly killed the game single-handedly.
“I said to myself that we had to continue shooting”, he soberly explained in the Star Tribune. “I had good positions in recent games but the shots did not fall into them. You just had to stay confident and it paid off. My teammates told me to keep shooting no matter what. It’s good to be able to count on your teammates like that. “
Among them, Karl-Anthony Towns (26 points, 11 rebounds) was very vocal in supporting his losing shooter. Especially after a first half with zero points.
“I told him the same thing I tell D-Lo: ‘Stop dwelling on it. You’re such a good shooter, don’t worry. We are at the highest level of basketball and you did not arrive there without having shown that you are capable of shooting. You are a great shooter. You have nothing to prove to anyone. Just take your shots. “
With 16 of the 57 points scored by the Wolves bench last night, Malik Beasley was essential with all of his points scored in the second half, 9 in the 3rd quarter and 7 last. Faced with this shootout in which Taurean Prince or Jaylen Nowell also participated, the Warriors cracked, scoring only 18 points in the 4th quarter and conceding a bloody 31-3!
“It was good to see him get in a few shots”, concludes Chris Finch. “It’s funny how things can change from game to game. But our bench has been excellent. Really great. “
| Malik Beasley | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 22 | 8 | 45.2 | 32.1 | 80.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 62 | 9 | 41.0 | 34.1 | 66.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 81 | 23 | 47.4 | 40.2 | 84.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.3 |
| 2019-20 * | All Teams | 55 | 22 | 42.5 | 38.8 | 81.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.2 |
| 2019-20 * | DEN | 41 | 18 | 38.9 | 36.0 | 86.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7.9 |
| 2019-20 * | MIN | 14 | 33 | 47.2 | 42.6 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 20.7 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 37 | 33 | 44.0 | 39.9 | 85.0 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 19.6 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 42 | 27 | 37.0 | 34.2 | 74.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 12.3 |
| Total | 299 | 21 | 43.1 | 37.9 | 80.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 10.2 | |
