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Headline: Cold Shooting Dooms Team as Opponent Capitalizes
Portland, OR – A dismal shooting performance proved fatal for one team in today’s contest, as they struggled to find the basket against their opponent. Despite strong free-throw shooting and controlling the glass, poor field goal and three-point percentages ultimately led to their downfall.
The losing team shot just 47% from the field (29 of 62 attempts) and an anemic 34% from beyond the arc (11 of 32). This contrasted sharply with their opponent’s more efficient 48% field goal percentage (29 of 60) and 43% three-point shooting (10 of 23).
While the losing team was nearly perfect from the free-throw line, hitting 82% of their attempts (23 of 28), the winning team was perfect, hitting all of their 13 free throws. Despite a strong rebounding effort, grabbing 35 boards compared to the opponent’s 33, and committing fewer turnovers (5 compared to 11), the team’s inability to convert shots into points proved to be the deciding factor.
The largest lead for the losing team was a meager 5 points, with them leading for just 20% of the game, compared to the opponent’s 70% lead time.
The game was officiated by Michael Greenstein, Gregory Nixon, and Mike Reed. According to ESPN Analytics, the numbers paint a clear picture of where the game was won and lost.
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