While listening to some recent Rights to Ricky Sanchez episodes on the Nets series, Spike and Mike mentioned that prior to the dagger last night (see below), JJ Redick never hits momentum shots, which they defined as shots late in the game that either extend the lead away from a 1-2 possession game, or cut the lead into a 1-2 possession game.
I thought this was a perfect line of thought to investigate. For the purposes of this article, I’m going to define a momentum shot as one that cuts the lead to five or less than five, extends the lead from five to more than five, or any shot that is made while the margin is within five.