Every once in a while, we take a break out from breaking down possessions to look at some fundamentals.  Late in the Clippers-Bobcats game last night, you had two very similar plays happen back-to-back.  Both teams had their respective point guard attacking the basket with help coming over.  The Clippers scored on their possession while the Bobcats didn’t.  The reason?  Baron Davis stayed under control while D.J. Augustin got caught in the air.

We are going to first look at Baron’s play that happens with under a minute left and the Clippers up 2:

After dribbling the shot-clock down until there was 10 seconds left, Baron Davis starts to attack the basket.  Baron’s defender (Raymond Felton) is playing far too close to him, and this allows Baron to get around him.

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