The days of Will Bynum and Brandon Jennings hero ball is dead, and with it, the 4QC. Reggie Jackson's hero ball is a totally different story.
Detroit Pistons teams of recent years had a rather annoying trait. They would play well for what seemed like the first three quarters, then lay down like a lame duck in the fourth quarter. We would normally call this 4QC, or fourth quarter collapse. ESPN put out an image Wednesday on the Golden State Warriors and how clutch they are this year. Fourth on that list? The Pistons:
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 31, 2016
As the picture shows, those are the plus/minus numbers when there are only five minutes left in the game and the score is within five points.