It wasn’t just the fact that Kevin Garnett drained a three-pointer last night, which he rarely ever does, just 170 times now in his 16-year career. It was that he caught a pass in perfect rhythm with 16 seconds left on the shot clock, set his feet like a consistent long-range bomber would, and swished a shot from the wing that never had a chance of missing.“Just to let y’all know, I do have that. Don’t get it twisted. I do have that,” he told reporters after the game.I’ve always been curious about why Garnett — who shoots plenty of shots between 16-23 feet, with great accuracy — never stepped his range back one step, so that his long jumpers would register three points rather than two. Garnett has made at least 44 percent of his 16-23 foot jumpers each year since being traded to the Celtics, but apparently never thought it would be wise to expand his offensive repertoire to the area beyond the arc — or never thought he was profic...
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