Every shot has the potential to be a “bad attempt” when the San Antonio Spurs’ 7-foot-3 mega talent enters the equation. But, with supreme confidence and top-of-the-league numbers to back it up, A.J. Green determined that on January 8, 2025, surviving isolation island against Victor Wembanyama was a risk worth taking. Unassuming in his stride towards the floor’s left side, Green finds a spot on the nightly highlight reels all but guaranteed with a bucket, given the behind-the-back pass approaching him, courtesy of an All-Star teammate. Finding one final problem standing in his way — one featuring an 8-foot wingspan, and a first-place finish in blocks, at that — Green coolly weighs his options before balancing into an audacious 3-pointer to expand the Milwaukee Bucks’ pre-halftime lead. For Green, it merely reinforced the already known, given his 50 percent hit rate on corner triples, a number that ranks No. 4 among 78 players with at least 75 attempts. Sparking the Bucks’ offense throughout, Green finished with 14 points (on five-of-nine shooting), alongside a one-rebound, one-assist, one-steal, four-triple complement. · Jan 9, 2025