Padding arrangement for lacrosse glove with improved flexibility

A protective sports glove, comprising:

• a palm portion;
• a dorsal portion opposing the palm portion, wherein the dorsal portion attaches to the palm portion and cooperates with the palm portion to receive a metacarpus part of a hand;
• a plurality of finger portions secured at a joint along a top edge of the dorsal portion distal from a wrist and extending away from the dorsal portion, where the joint extends substantially the entirety of the top edge between opposing side edges of the dorsal portion;
• at least one backside pad attached to the dorsal portion, the backside pad having an upper edge and at least two other edges, such that the upper edge of the pad aligns with and extends along at least a portion of the joint;
• a plurality of padded segments extending along a length of each of said finger portions, including one padded segment proximate to the joint, wherein the one padded segment is attached to the respective finger portion at opposing side edges thereof and detached along an edge adjacent to the joint with the dorsal portion;
• and
• a wrist portion attached to an edge of the dorsal portion proximate to the wrist and opposite the distal edge of the dorsal portion.