Film Don’t Lie: Game 2 For Okorie

While we saw Okorie struggle in his second game by shooting 5-for-17 from the field, he was still able to find ways to impact the game with 14 points, three rebounds, six assists, and seven steals.

Scoring

If he has the ball in transition, good luck stopping Okorie. He was able to get into the paint plenty yesterday, including knocking down multiple and-one layups.

Keep an eye on Okorie’s floater – it was an efficient shot for him at Stanford and should be a tool he continues to utilize his rookie year.

Finishing Struggles

Okorie struggled finishing around the rim yesterday. Some were tough looks that didn’t fall and others were well-defended by Cleveland. He got stuffed at the rim on this possession, but still ended up finding Brice Williams for an open trailing three.

Here’s another where the opportunity to get a shot up vanished in front of his eyes. A couple of his drives and shots at the rim, like this one, looked forced – his shot selection should improve as he adjusts to the NBA game.

Playmaking

When Chaz Lanier was on fire in the first quarter, Okorie made sure to find the hot hand.

Okorie does a good job here of letting the play develop to find Williams off the pindown screen for an open three.

Cleveland prevented him from getting all the way to the rim on this possession, so instead of forcing up a tough shot, he was able to find an open Lanier for the knockdown three.

Bonus – Onyenso blocks!

Second round pick Ugonna Onyenso showed off his rim protection yesterday with two fantastic blocks.

Game 3 will take place today, Monday, July 13th against the New York Knicks at 4PM EST.

Go Stones.