Chauncey Billups has been executing mid-range jump shots, and in the past few games, the Warriors have been betting on his mid-range shooting on defense.
But his mid-range shots have never won the game.
Chauncey Billups is not a volume shooter, he's a player who ensures a lower limit. In the original timeline, during his peak from 2003 to 2009, Chauncey Billups never missed a conference final, keeping his team at that baseline.
Even when the Pistons later fell apart, losing Big Ben as their core. Even when he transferred to the Nuggets, leading a team that had only gone through one round in the previous season, he could still maintain a conference final baseline.
But wanting to win a championship, to break through that ceiling, was beyond Chauncey Billups' capabilities.
Now, the Warriors are forcing him to do just that.
The Warriors are forcing him to deliver both efficiency and volume in his mid-range shots, to take the Pistons another step forward.
