Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant praise Yuta Watanabe on becoming NBA's most accurate 3-point shooter

[{"selector":"#anim-05cb3435-f756-4c40-b4f3-7a577ca565a5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-860adb3d-f7e8-451b-a082-af97573b7ab7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9e2eee75-f932-4c5d-a525-c49087ce23df","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 29.24123%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0ac97aa2-bf2c-4596-8a75-1407804c9d7c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-54a826f1-3b8a-4656-a4b9-1e00ef012bd8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 200.34190%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Nets' small forward Yuta Watanabe becomes the most accurate 3-point shooter in NBA, ahead of Steph Curry.

[{"selector":"#anim-e22d2197-27de-478a-88b1-9aadf46639f6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(24.896114461204867%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9fb597df-b4a1-493d-8cfb-21703eca453d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-25b9dc3d-d407-4fee-bb69-aa09daed1f28","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 29.24123%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-181349b6-8aee-4e99-87da-8e21aa1bf37a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5ee7d077-fec7-4f54-b511-54d2154d0608","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 200.34190%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Yuta has starred in 14 games this season averaging 18.2 minutes on the court.

[{"selector":"#anim-e9d8ea23-42af-44c7-9c76-c1c155e01bed [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-028d28ba-2f68-48cb-8d04-f4b7ecb18a5d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-87c2e32e-eee6-4f76-b8fb-c1b0bf474e3f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 29.24123%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3fece68f-1669-4436-a6ab-725cca26b54c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cbea4d96-d116-43c0-8d42-fcf84fdda79a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 200.34190%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In these 14 games, Yuta made 42 3-point attempts and was successful a total of 24 times.

[{"selector":"#anim-30bddb70-1da5-492a-a0bd-64e3f64866d4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(10.95635195329259%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-368b1588-e771-4bcb-aa5e-14ee70e60754","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ebc07c27-525f-467e-90c2-f595b4a9b012","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 29.24123%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-39faf163-379b-4436-a787-f1705bde5372","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3bcf0b99-9501-48bd-8082-0b0b65621d76","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 200.34190%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] These statistics make him the best 3-point shooter this NBA season with 57.1% accuracy on his 3-pointers.

[{"selector":"#anim-1e503584-5daa-4b1c-bac7-030ae0111247 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e3b20620-a8d1-423e-9eb2-5ca9005afa07","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f70db842-bf87-4e0f-9565-8481aeee6b3a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 29.24123%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-46683c8a-f4ce-490f-98d3-36551b63872d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c1930a8f-a9a6-4d3b-8b98-ecaf6ed535d1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 211.11107%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Singing his teammates praise, Kevin Durant said "Steph's a god, but Yuta is definitely knocking 'em down right now,”

[{"selector":"#anim-86c1fe61-63eb-4a2b-9c07-ed69375a23a5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(24.96544657721879%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a9aba943-cd61-4bf6-bab7-2f221e8a4daa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1867cbe2-ba7c-478b-82b6-135dacf98187","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 29.24123%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-98371c74-96d4-4529-8a9d-4ddd289f9db2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ae97050d-1577-409a-9788-798ff51f7251","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 159.56067%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] “He's playing great. We love his energy. He's hitting big shots for us, so you always get excited for your teammates," Kevin added.

[{"selector":"#anim-3c52d9a0-603e-4231-ab10-c52945869e47 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(6.057625056284259%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-efc5a053-8d1a-4c83-862f-71e03b7661b7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d463a49b-9496-4473-9086-031617113689","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 29.24123%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b175aa7f-1555-4f51-8c34-44f291df8937","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8bffdab2-fa84-4bbc-b474-4fec12e45085","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 211.11107%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] “You know, stats prove that he’s the best shooter in the best league in the world right now,” said Kyrie Irving.

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