Talk about a statement game for Jamal Crawford.
After failing to capture the Sixth Man of the Year award – it went to New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith – as he had hoped, Crawford went out against the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 2 of the first round of the Playoffs on Monday with a purpose: he shot six-of-seven from the field on an array of dribbles and crossovers against anyone in his path (Jerryd Bayless in particular) to score 13 points in the first half of the game. Here is his shot chart, courtesy of ESPN Stats and Info:
And here are some of the ridiculous highlights:
When Crawford has it going, he is one of the toughest players in the league to contain. Some of the players around the league certainly agreed with the notion, and some of them even shared their unfortunate experience of having to guard him: