The secret behind Jerami Grant’s slump-busting weekend: A house-call from his shot doctor
PORTLAND, Ore. — In the middle of the best season of his career, Jerami Grant this week found himself in unfamiliar territory. He was slumping. His scoring was down. And his shot, which had carried the Trail Blazers for long stretches this season, was suddenly wayward.
Turns out, the timing of his slump couldn’t have been better. Three weeks ago, he arranged for his shooting coach, John Townsend, to come to Portland for a week of training and consultation, and the results of their work were evident this weekend. Mired in a 3-for-24 slump from 3-point range, Grant went a combined 7-for-9 from 3 as the Trail Blazers swept a back-to-back against Dallas. Grant’s return to form came after he had an hour-long shooting session Friday with Townsend at the University of Portland.
