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J.R. Smith credits 'NBA 2K' for inspiring his insane fadeaway threes

Published May. 22, 2016 11:54 a.m. ET

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Cleveland's J.R. Smith is shooting a playoff career-high 47 percent from behind the arc this year, which is especially impressive given Smith's penchant for taking wildly difficult shots.

After the Cavs dropped Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Toronto, LeBron James was asked about Bismack Biyombo's finger-wagging inspired by Dikembe Mutombo, and said that many parts of his game have been borrowed from the legends who came before him. Smith's 3-pointers, though, are straight out of a video game.