Harrison Barnes had the best game of his career — excluding one 40-point performance in college, perhaps — on Friday. The newly signed Mavericks forward went 13-of-23 against the Houston Rockets, shifting over to power forward with Dirk Nowitzki out of the game and lighting up just about anyone the Rockets threw his way.
Let’s use this space to look at Barnes’ 13 made shots and discuss what that means for him as a player and specifically as a scorer. We’ll start with his most ordinary shots, and work our way up.