Duncan Robinson Detroit Pistons shooting, Digi Mart USA News: The Detroit Pistons are already in third place in the East at 7-3, and the Central Division side has benefited greatly from Duncan Robinson’s remarkable shooting streak to start the regular season. Robinson has continued to lead the league in three-point percentage and has helped mask a major weakness in Detroit’s offense that emerged when Jalen Duren strained his right hamstring.
With Duren out of the lineup, the Pistons needed a replacement for roughly 20 points per game, and Robinson’s consistency from beyond the arc has filled that role. Through 10 games, he is averaging 18.6 points per game on 68.4% true shooting.
Since the veteran shooter takes upwards of nine three-pointers per game, he is connecting on more difficult shots at a higher rate than most of his peers.
Robinson ranks in the 93rd percentile in pull-up threes across the NBA, a figure the report describes as modest compared with the rest of his shooting metrics. Last season, Detroit leaned heavily on dribble hand-offs featuring Robinson as the shooter, and the team has found similar success in that action this year.
Robinson averages 1.56 points per hand-off, ranking in the 99th percentile league-wide.
Detroit has adjusted its starting lineup while Duren remains out for at least another week, but Robinson’s place in the first five appears secure given his perimeter shooting. Last season the Pistons ranked 17th in the regular season for three-point percentage; they currently rank ninth in that category, with Robinson a major factor.
The Pistons are 6-3 since Duren’s injury against the Miami Heat, and most recently posted an 11-point home win over the Washington Wizards, with Robinson scoring 22 points and making four three-pointers.
