The Boston Celtics tied the NBA single-game 3-point file with 29 makes from behind the arc of their 132-109 season-opening demolition of the New York Knicks at TD Backyard on Tuesday.
The Milwaukee Bucks set the single-game 3-point file (29) in 2020.
After their Twenty ninth-made 3, the Celtics missed 13 straight pictures from behind the arc whereas searching for single possession of NBA historical past. Of the 29 3-pointers, Celtics star Jayson Tatum contributed eight baskets. His single-game 3-point career-high is 9.
Derrick White made six 3s, Jaylen Brown made 5, Jrue Vacation made 4 and Al Horford three. Sam Hauser hit two 3s and Payton Pritchard hit one.
Boston ended the night time capturing 47.5 p.c from downtown.
Within the first half, Tatum went 6-of-9 from behind the arc to finish the second body with 25 factors (he completed with 37). White hit three 3s; Brown, Vacation and Horford every contributed two; and Hauser and Pritchard every hit one by half en path to additionally tying the franchise’s file for many made 3s in a half (17).
These gamers continued chipping in until night time’s finish, proving as harmful as anticipated in 2024.
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