J.R. Smith has a reputation of jacking up 3-point shots whenever, and it's a reputation he embraces. Some nights it doesn't work out, but Wednesday night it did.
The Cavs guard made 7 of 13 from behind the line on his way to 23 points. His accurate deep shooting led to the Cavs' 123-98 rout of the Hawks, and after the game a reporter asked LeBron James what it would be like to "play like J.R."
Would @KingJames like to have the "ultra-green light" he says @TheRealJRSmith has to shoot?https://t.co/Qzf6AAzy8B https://t.co/ONoxOJjdra
— FOX Sports Ohio (@FOXSportsOH) May 5, 2016
"That's almost a trick question," he said as he and Smith laughed.
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James alluded to the fact that Smith is the only one on the Cavs roster with an "ultra-green light." Basically, Smith is allowed to shoot it whenever he feels like it, and he feels like it pretty much all the time.
J.R. Smith: "My teammates tell me to shoot the ball when I'm open. I feel like I'm open most of the time, so I shoot it."
— David Ubben (@davidubben) May 5, 2016
If Smith continues to shoot this way for the rest of the series, the Hawks will have a tough time winning.
