Carter was probably better in this game, however you dissect it. Sure, his defensive effort was pretty crappy, but
he made his shots and only turned the ball over once in 19 minutes, which is an extraordinary feat for him. Ty Lawson started great, but in the third quarter, had some of his shots blocked by the Grizzlies bigs like Hasheem "The Rookie Human Telephone Pole" Thabeet. He played 21:38. The stats are below:
|
Starters |
FG |
FGA |
FG% |
3P |
3PA |
3P% |
FT |
FTA |
FT% |
ORB |
DRB |
TRB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
PF |
PTS |
|
2 |
2 |
1.000 |
2 |
2 |
1.000 |
0 | 0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
|
3 |
8 |
.375 |
2 |
3 |
.667 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
However, even though AC probably played better, it's worth noting that he took two three-pointers and made them both. He's a career 25% 3-point shooter, and his average over the past three years is about that, meaning that the chance of him making two of two three-pointers is very low. One mediocre game by Lawson doesn't mean his minutes should be cut; everyone has mediocre games once in a while...
