Nicolas Batum drained four three-pointers on his way to 13 points, seven boards, four assists, and one block in 35 minutes during Friday's victory at Chicago.

Batum drained four three-pointers on his way to 13 points, seven boards, four assists, and one block in 35 minutes during Friday's victory at Chicago.

Analysis:

Despite little contribution in terms of defensive counting stats, Batum was a pest on that end of the court, clogging the lane with his length and darting back to the perimeter to contest shots. More importantly, though, the wing is imitating his early-season success from beyond the arc, downing multiple threes in nine of the last 11 contests. During that stretch, he's aiding his owners' championship runs, averaging 14 points (on 45.4 percent shooting), 10.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.6 treys, and 0.8 steals in 38.1 minutes.