Game Notes • Kris Dunn @ DEN (11/30)

K. DUNN @ DEN (11/30)

Tracking gm. 2 of 3 - K. Dunn's very steady road performance (@ DEN)...

  • Missed elbow midranger (early 1Q)
  • Found R. Lopez on 2 simple feeds (2 dimes, early 1Q)
  • PnR, probing right elbow fader (early 1Q)
  • Euro’d by G. Harris (1Q)
  • Inbounds bounce pass to Ju. Holiday banker (1Q)

DEN going way under screens - needs to fire triples find teammates over top if defensive behavior keeps up

  • Lefty driving layup off scramble possession; ended up w/ mismatch on K. Faried (1Q, CHI up 24-8!)

6 pts & 4 dimes (no TOs) in 1st 7 min.

  • Corner drive, reverse layup (1Q)
  • 2nd foul (T. Lyles on loose ball), check out (2:31, 1Q; CHI up 29-21) 

Check-in: 6:20, 2Q

  • Over penetrate, TO (2Q)
  • Straightaway spot up triple (2Q)
  • Inbounds Pass to Ju. Holiday jumper (2Q)
  • Pull-up J miss on left side (2Q)

Check out: 1:55, 2Q • 11 & 5 dimes

  • Open court steal (3Q)
  • Missed FTs (3Q)
  • Entry pass TO (3Q)
  • Fouled J. Murray on triple (3Q)

Not very PnR dominant, lots of dribble weave action, moving from side to side

  • 4th foul, bad foul on G. Harris —clear path (7:18, 3Q)

Check out: 7:18, 3Q

Check-in: 7:56, 4Q

  • Turned corner, driving righty layup + 1, missed FT (mid 4Q)
  • Two dribble, pull-up midranger (late 4Q)
  • Put K. Faried in the basket - strong drive (late 4Q)
  • Created wide open triple for D. Valentine, missed (CT)
  • Rebounded FT miss (CT)
  • Strong take on K. Faried, go-ahead basket! (CT)

CHI allows GW driving layup by W. Barton - DEN wins 111-110

     

    K. Dunn: 19 pts, 5 dimes, 5 boards, 1 TO

     

    • Shot selection was key: Dunn picked his spots very well, attacked when there were openings.

    • Needs to learn how to play big minutes w/o fouling + fire w/o hesitation if teams go under screens