What if I told you — devoid of context and further details — that Steph Curry scored 40 points on 10-of-16 shooting on threes, with a true shooting percentage of 83.8%?
You’d probably think it was a game the Golden State Warriors handily won. The logic is sound: whenever your best player produces up to his standards, it’s hard for the other team to overcome that obstacle.
But more often than not, basketball is a team sport; more specifically, basketball is a two-way sport. At its very core, the objective is simple: score more points than the other team.