{"id":437526,"date":"2022-04-26T07:51:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T04:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nets-nic-claxton-misses-10-straight-free-throws-amid-hacks\/"},"modified":"2022-04-26T07:51:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T04:51:21","slug":"nets-nic-claxton-misses-10-straight-free-throws-amid-hacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-nic-claxton-misses-10-straight-free-throws-amid-hacks\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nets&#8217; Nic Claxton misses 10-straight free throws amid hacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407a5e632bd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407a5e632bd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-nic-claxton-misses-10-straight-free-throws-amid-hacks\/#%E2%80%9CNets_Nic_Claxton_misses_10-straight_free_throws_amid_hacks%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Nets&#8217; Nic Claxton misses 10-straight free throws amid hacks&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNets_Nic_Claxton_misses_10-straight_free_throws_amid_hacks%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Nets&#8217; Nic Claxton misses 10-straight free throws amid hacks&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Celtics\u2019 defense identified precisely how to defend Kevin Durant, using an assortment of looks, so much length and even more aggressiveness to minimize the superstar throughout the four-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> sweep.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Boston was less subtle in attacking Nic Claxton\u2019s weakness: Just foul him a lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hack-a-Clax took over the Nets\u2019 116-112 Game 4 loss at Barclays Center on Monday night, when the Nets center missed his first 10 free throws, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earing to have less confidence with each one and inducing louder and louder groans from the home crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Nets were 6 of 15 from the line in the first half, seven of those misses by Claxton. They trailed at the break by eight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t a pure throwback to Hack-a-Shaq \u2014 Claxton typically only was fouled when he was near the hoop \u2014 but the Celtics tried to hit him hard any time he was underneath.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1390894806.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Nic Claxton\" class=\"wp-image-22035266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1390894806.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1390894806.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1390894806.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1390894806.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Nic Claxton <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Claxton went 0-for-6 from the line in the first quarter, missed one more in the second and bricked three in the third before finally hitting his 11th try. Until the final minutes of the fourth quarter when the game was hanging in the balance, the building was loudest upon Claxton swishing one free throw.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe all go through periods like that,\u201d coach Steve Nash said of the 23-year-old, who actually had improved his foul shooting this season, jumping from 48.4 percent to 58.1 percent. \u201cHe\u2019s a young player playing in a big game, and he\u2019s a developing free-throw shooter, so to speak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so I felt for him, but that\u2019s part of the growing pains, and he\u2019s provided a lot for us the last couple months.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Somehow, Claxton still provided a somewhat productive game. The most agile and athletic center the Nets have, he was 6 of 6 from the field for 13 points with six rebounds, taking up the minutes that Andre Drummond used to receive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Claxton is the better defender, though he watched from the bench throughout the fourth quarter, when Blake Griffin got the bulk of the big-man minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProud of him no matter what,\u201d Nash said of Claxton, who went 4 of 22 from the line in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>. \u201cI think that he\u2019ll grow from this.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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