Title: How Powell and the Raptors turned his jumper from a liability to a weapon
Date: May 3, 2016
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: For my latest at Sportsnet, I did a deep dive into how Norman Powell and the Raptors reworked his jump shot.
With the Indiana Pacers on an 8-2 run and the Raptors trailing for just the second time in a pivotal, season-defining Game 7, Norman Powell received a pass from Kyle Lowry in the left corner. As Paul George closed out, Powell confidently put the ball on the floor, found Cory Joseph with a pass, and faded to the opposite corner.
The shot clock down to five, Powell had little choice but to let fly when Joseph sent it back his way, and he did so confidently. It wasn’t the first big shot he’d hit in the series, but in those 10 seconds, his breakout rookie season and the growth that made it possible were distilled into a single highlight.
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Blake Murphy Sports Writing 