However, that enthusiasm was quickly doused with a bucket of cold water.
The person who splashed that cold water...
JR: That's right, it was yours truly!
JR caught Hansen's pass and sank his fifth three-pointer of the night!
Five three-pointers in a single game is no small feat, but for JR, it wasn't a lot.
He was the kind of role player who had hit 10+ threes in a game three times in his career and once scored a whopping 45 points.
This was also the confidence behind his previous statement in front of Hansen, "Only those who can score can dominate the court."
For him, the excuse of having cold hands from not shooting from the perimeter for a while didn't apply; whether his hands were hot or not was entirely up to his own whims.
Wade tried to punish on the offensive end with an iso, but JR played solid defense. Although Wade eventually squeezed past him, JR gave Tucker enough time to help, and Wade's shot did not go in.
