The NBA’s tracking data provide a somewhat surface level understanding of how plagued the Golden State Warriors have been in terms of shooting — as if a December where they shot 49.5% on effective field goals (dead last over that time period), 33.3% on threes (26th), and 66.3% on restricted-area attempts (20th) wasn’t enough of an indicator.
But more than just the raw shooting data, it was the nature of the shots they were generating — and if they managed to finish such shots — that was more telling. On three-point shots designated as “open,” where the closest defender was four-to-six feet away, the Warriors took the third highest attempts per game in December (18.