In the NBA, we often highlight the play of one or sometimes two individuals in the overall effectiveness of their teams. After all, basketball is different from all other professional sports in the sense that a single person can be that deciding factor when it comes to winning and losing.
This narrative has also been the case for the Charlotte Hornets over the past couple of seasons. Point guard Kemba Walker’s nightly performances have gone a long way in determining the team’s outcome over such games. The offense had primarily gone through him, and if he was having a cold night shooting, the team wouldn’t perform nearly as well as they should.