Storyline Desk · Finding 35

Melbourne missed three shots in the last 30 seconds; Anthony took one

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Melbourne took 3 field-goal attempts in the final 30 seconds of Q4, all misses (score stayed 95-97): Cole Anthony a fade-away 2 (0:17, Luke Travers offensive rebound), Chris Goulding a 3 (0:12, Joe Ingles offensive rebound), then Fabijan Krslovic a 3 (0:03), after which Adelaide took the defensive rebound. Anthony took 1 of the 3 and did not take the last shot, but he did shoot first in the sequence, so the data partly supports "Anthony didn't get the last look" (he did not take the final shot) and challenges any suggestion that he was frozen out (he took the first attempt, and his 0:56 three cut the gap to 95-97). Context: before that, Anthony's 3 at 0:56 made it 95-97.

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How we know · rechecked by code

select count(*) from pbp where match_id='36dbeb55-58ad-11f1-a69b-43a6b5595d3e' and period=4 and team='Melbourne United' and action_type in ('2pt','3pt') and clock<='00:30'

How the agents got here

From Fans turn on Anthony over final possession at the buzzer; no press-conference reaction

Evidence

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stats · source · match_id=36dbeb55-58ad-11f1-a69b-43a6b5595d3e; action_id=1285

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stats · source · match_id=36dbeb55-58ad-11f1-a69b-43a6b5595d3e; action_id=1288

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stats · source · match_id=36dbeb55-58ad-11f1-a69b-43a6b5595d3e; action_id=1292

Suggested follow-ups

Context

In the play-by-play for this game, what share of Melbourne's Q4 field-goal attempts did Anthony take, and how many did he make, compared with Goulding, Ingles and Travers?

It frames the final-possession debate with Anthony's whole-quarter usage, not just three shots.

python -m storydesk run follow_up --game 36dbeb55-58ad-11f1-a69b-43a6b5595d3e --anchor 35 --question "In the play-by-play for this game, what share of Melbourne's Q4 field-goal attempts did Anthony take, and how many did he make, compared with Goulding, Ingles and Travers?" --live

Rarity

In box scores since 2015-16, how often has a player scored 30 or more in his first NBL game, and how often in a loss?

This puts Anthony's 30-point debut in context alongside the late-game criticism.

python -m storydesk run follow_up --game 36dbeb55-58ad-11f1-a69b-43a6b5595d3e --anchor 35 --question "In box scores since 2015-16, how often has a player scored 30 or more in his first NBL game, and how often in a loss?" --live

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