New York Knicks: 3 Must-know shooting stats from last season

New York Knicks: Stat #3 — RJ Barrett is clutch

RJ Barrett 4th quarter shooting: 46.1% FG, 44.4% 3-Point FG

RJ Barrett has ice in his veins.

Barrett’s development and his overall offensive potential has been widely debated among NBA analysts.

His big statistical leap last season should have cemented his status as a rising star at just 21 years old. Typically, his negative stats are the ones being highlighted. His BORD$ divided by his Defensive real +/- to the square root of his off-the-dribble shooting is in the bottom 20% of the league, so he’s actually not a great young player.

Knicks fans know just how good he is because, well, they watch him play. They’ve seen his evolution from year to year two. How he’s played to his strengths, worked on his weaknesses, and learned how to play in the NBA.

The fact that his 4th quarter shooting stats are so tremendous comes as zero surprise to me.

RJ Barrett never seems fazed by big moments. The kid has been the top high school recruit in the country, played for Duke’s basketball program, and is now a part of the New York Knicks. Pressure is nothing new.

Do you want even more specific “clutch” shooting stats?

In “clutch” situations (categorized by NBA.com as less than five minutes, with the score differential being five points or less) RJ Barrett shot 47.2 percent from the field and 43.8 percent from three. His numbers only go up in crunch time.

Even with the new faces on the roster this season, I fully expect RJ Barrett to be someone coach Tom Thibodeau leans on in pressure situations.