This stretch was the quintessential Tim Hardaway Jr. experience: a volatile pendulum swinging between scorching hot streaks and frigid, momentum-killing slumps. When his jumper is dialed in, he looks like the ultimate luxury, a peak he reached vs MIN on 11/16. Stepping into the starting lineup, he poured in 23 points on a blistering 5-for-6 from deep, generating a massive +18.6 impact score by warping the floor with his gravity and punishing late closeouts. But the empty-calorie outings are just as frequent, perfectly captured vs SAS on 11/29. He managed a respectable 15 points in that game, yet posted a -5.1 impact because his shot selection devolved into heavily contested pull-ups that stalled the offense and fueled San Antonio's transition attack. Strangely enough, he can occasionally salvage a rough shooting night through sheer effort. During a quiet 7-point outing vs GSW on 11/08, he still scraped together a +2.8 impact by locking in defensively, rotating on time, and making the extra hustle plays that do not always show up in the box score. You live with the erratic shot diet hoping for the fireworks, but the hidden costs often make him a wild card.

This midseason stretch was defined by the volatile, boom-or-bust reality of relying on a pure microwave scorer. When Tim Hardaway Jr.'s jumper caught fire, he was an absolute flamethrower off the bench. He erupted for 25 points on 7-of-11 shooting from deep in the 01/29 vs BKN matchup to generate a massive +23.8 impact score, completely breaking the opposing defensive scheme with his perimeter gravity. But that same trigger-happy mentality cratered the offense when his mechanics failed him. Look no further than his dismal outing in the 01/23 vs WAS game, where he bricked all five of his three-point attempts and managed just 2 points. That night resulted in a brutal -16.7 impact score due to empty possessions and forced, low-quality shots. Yet, he occasionally found ways to contribute when the deep ball refused to fall. During a modest 12-point performance in the 01/15 vs DAL contest, he still posted a +4.1 impact score by keeping the offense flowing with 4 assists and grabbing timely rebounds.

Tim Hardaway Jr.'s late-season stretch was the quintessential boom-or-bust rollercoaster, defined by blistering perimeter barrages that were inevitably followed by ice-cold shooting slumps. When his jumper was falling, he was an absolute flamethrower off the bench. Look no further than the 03/09 vs OKC matchup, where he drained eight three-pointers for 28 points, generating a massive +13.0 impact score through sheer shot-making gravity. But that high-wire act comes with a steep drop-off. Just three days later in the 03/12 vs SAS game, his shot completely abandoned him as he went scoreless from the floor, resulting in a disastrous -22.2 impact score because he offered virtually zero playmaking or defensive resistance to offset the bricks. Yet, he occasionally found ways to be useful even when his primary weapon betrayed him. During the 03/17 vs PHI contest, he scored just nine points on 3-for-11 shooting but still managed a +3.9 impact score by moving the ball for four assists and grabbing four rebounds to keep the second unit afloat. You live by the three and die by the three with Hardaway, accepting the ugly nights to get those game-breaking offensive explosions.