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Originally Posted by BWillie
I think it matters even less in the NBA, actually. There have been studies that have showed that Kobe (who is for some reason known as clutch) and many other stars are actually WORSE in the last two minutes of games as far as their shooting percentage and efficiency are concerned. They are just known as being clutch because they get to play hero ball, run no offense, and chuck up a shot routinely to win the game, more so than any other player on the team. But guys like Lebron gets mocked because they take what the defense gives them, and have no problems kicking it to an open guy to nail a corner 3 pointer (one of the most successful and efficient shots in the game of basketball)
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Calling players clutch who actually choke doesn't mean that clutch doesn't exist.