Hopson fires dagger from 4-point territory
MANILA, Philippines — Scotty Hopson knocked down the biggest four-point bomb in PBA history to date.
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MANILA, Philippines — Scotty Hopson knocked down the biggest four-point bomb in PBA history to date.
Since the PBA Governors’ Cup opened last Aug. 18, there have been nine games played with 11 teams seeing action up to last Friday.The newly-introduced four-point shot hasn’t been a primary option on offense and it’s not supposed to be. I call it the quad, as opposed to the triple or a three-point shot. If the quad is available, a long-range bomber will take it but not too often as the 27-footer is a low percentage shot. The quad is usually taken out of necessity.
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