Matt Barnes' Three Was More Than a Win

Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic has a tremendous story on how Matt Barnes coped with the death of his mother last November, and how he's trying to help teammate Leandro Barbosa deal with his own loss. Matty's mom died a year ago Thursday.

"She loved when I shot threes," Barnes said. "That was her favorite part."

Tuesday, Barnes won Phoenix's game against the Thunder with a three in the final 30 seconds.



We focus so much on numbers and salaries and the fringes of quantitative thought that, I think, sometimes we forget how emotional and human the game of basketball is.