There was a recent controversial game between the Washington Wizards and the Denver Nuggets. The Wizards were up by two, missed a shot and the Nuggets took the loose ball with six seconds left. They got on a 3-1 break pushed by Jamal Murray. Bradley Beal was the only defender, Michael Porter Jr. (MPJ) and Facundo Campazzo were ahead of him.

MPJ and Campazzo, instead of cutting towards the rim, positioned themselves at the corner three and the right side three-point line. Beal caught up with Murray, and in a “Sophie’s Choice” moment (read: a dilemma where both choices are bad) Murray chose to pass to Campazzo, who was now partly con-tested (positioning at the three-point line allowed the defense to catch up). Campazzo missed, the Nuggets take the L, and now we have a case study on how the three-point shot destroyed the NBA.

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