Hot DiVincenzo helps Bucks to record shooting game

MIAMI» On Sunday, the Milwaukee Bucks endured their worst 3-point effort in just over a year. On Tuesday, they set the NBA record for 3’s in a game. Go figure.

The Bucks made a record 29 3-pointers in their 144-97 romp past the reigning Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat on Tuesday night. They shot 29 for 51 from beyond the arc, two nights after going 7 for 38 in a loss to New York.

Milwaukee used 13 players and 12 made at least one 3-pointer — the only person who didn’t get onto that list being two-time reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, in what will go down as nothing more than an interesting footnote in Bucks history. Khris Middleton had four 3’s on his way to 25 points, Jrue Holiday made six 3’s in his 24-point night and Villanova’s Donte DiVincenzo was

5-for-6 from deep to finish with 17 points. Antetokounmpo had only nine points. Didn’t matter much. Everything else was stat night for Milwaukee.

The record-breaker was made by Sam Merrill, who got the 28th 3-pointer with 6:07 remaining, giving the Bucks a 131-86 lead.

The previous record for 3’s in a game was

27, set by the Houston Rockets against the

Phoenix Suns on April 7, 2019. Milwaukee’s previous most was 22, against Sacramento on Nov. 4, 2018. The most previously allowed in a game by Miami was 24, on Feb. 5 against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Tyler Herro scored 23 points for the Heat. Miami’s Jimmy Butler missed the game with a sprained right ankle.

KNICKS95,CAVALIERS86» Julius Randle had

28 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his first triple-double in two years, leading New York to a victory over Cleveland.

WARRIORS 116, PISTONS 106 » Stephen Curry scored 31 points and Andrew Wiggins added

27 to lift Golden State to a victory over winless Detroit.

The injury-plagued Warriors have won two in a row after dropping their first two games by a combined 65 points.

CELTICS116,PACERS111» Jayson Tatum scored

27 points and Boston rallied from 17 points down in the third quarter and beat Indiana.

Jaylen Brown scored 20 for the Celtics, who had a 33-18 scoring edge in the final quarter.

BULLS115,WIZARDS107» Zach LaVine scored

23 points, including nine straight in the third quarter, and Coby White added 18 to lead Chicago to its first victory of the season, over winless Washington.