The Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors mixed to make an NBA-record 48 3-pointers on Sunday, as Dallas pulled out a 143-133 win in San Francisco.
The earlier mark of 44 had simply been tied by the Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns two nights earlier than, and was initially set by the Sacramento Kings and LA Clippers in a 176-175 triple-overtime sport in February of 2023. The Warriors additionally made a franchise-record 18 3-pointers within the first half on Sunday, and the 27 3s for the sport — tied for probably the most in franchise historical past — had been probably the most ever by an NBA crew in a loss. Groups had been beforehand 11-0 when making 27 or extra 3-pointers.
The offense obtained going early and sometimes, because the Mavericks eviscerated the usually stout Warriors protection for 46 first-quarter factors and carried a 81-74 lead into halftime. Notably, the Warriors scored simply 90 whole factors of their earlier sport, a loss to the Houston Rockets.
The Dallas offense was powered by a masterful efficiency from Luka Doncic, who completed with 45 factors, 13 assists and 11 rebounds on 6-of-11 from past the arc. Klay Thompson had one other sturdy exhibiting towards his former crew in his second journey to Chase Heart as a customer, placing up a season-high 29 factors on 7 for 11 from deep. He additionally made the shot that set the document from the fitting wing.
“It nonetheless warms my coronary heart to see all of the No. 11 jerseys and it nonetheless makes me unbelievable grateful for the time I did have right here. Legendary stuff,” Thompson mentioned of his return to the Bay after the sport. “Now it is time to do some legendary stuff in Dallas. I really imagine on this crew. We’ve got all of the components to be actually particular.”
Golden State was led by Stephen Curry’s seven 3s, whereas Andrew Wiggins was the excessive level man with 29 on 5-for-9 from lengthy distance. Draymond Inexperienced made 5 3s in a sport for the primary time since an April win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
This is the breakdown of each groups’ historic 3-point taking pictures:
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NBA groups entered Sunday averaging 37.5 3-point makes an attempt per sport, probably the most in league historical past and a rise of two.4 per sport from final season. For reference, the rise was solely 0.9 from 2022-23 to 2023-24 and groups really took fewer 3s in 2022-23 than they did in 2021-22. This season’s proliferation of 3-point taking pictures basically meant that the earlier document had no likelihood of survival, and this one will instantly be in peril.
We noticed the other aspect of the coin on Friday, when the Chicago Bulls and Charlotte Hornets mixed to overlook 75 3s, probably the most ever in a regulation sport.
That makes it clear that groups are dedicated to hoisting 3s at a document tempo, whether or not they’re entering into or not.
