His body language conveyed the relief, when in the third quarter of the match against Orlando last night (115-102 victory), he raised his arms in the sky after scoring his first award-winning shot of the season, as if disillusioned to have taken so long to unlock his meter.
RJ Barrett was actually 0/9 at 3-pts after the first two games of the season against Memphis and Detroit, and he missed his first attempt of the evening against the Orlando squad. Before finally hitting the target, at 45 degrees on the right side on a pass from Evan Fournier.
” It was going to fall into it eventually. » had fun after the fact the Canadian, who finishes with three award-winning tris registered, for 20 points in total (7/19). ” I work on these shots all the time, so when the opportunities to take them come up, I take them. »
The Knicks winger then enjoyed the confidence of his teammates, who continued to serve him abundantly despite his clumsiness in the first half.
” That says a lot about our team. I struggled in the first half, but they still found me, and I was finally able to produce something. We rely on each other, we want everyone to be involved. he concludes.