Bucks rain 3s for new mark
Milwaukee beats Miami with ease
The Milwaukee Bucks made a record 29 3-pointers in their 144-97 romp past the reigning Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat Tuesday night. They shot 29 for 51 from beyond the arc.
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.
Khris Middleton had four 3s on his way to 25 points, Jrue Holiday made six 3s in his 24- point night and Donte DiVincenzo was 5-for6 from deep to finish with 17 points.
Antetokounmpo had only nine points, but everything else was stat night for visiting Milwaukee.
The record-breaker was made by Sam Merrill, who got the 28th 3-pointer with 6:07 remaining.
The previous record for 3s in a game was 27, set by the Houston Rockets against the Phoenix Suns on April 7, 2019.
Other games
Knicks 95, Cavaliers 86: Julius Randle had 28 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his first tripledouble in two years, leading visiting New York past Cleveland.
Celtics 116, Pacers 111:
Jayson Tatum scored 27 points and visiting Boston rallied from 17 points down to beat Indiana.
Warriors 116, Pistons 106: Stephen Curry scored 31 points and Andrew Wiggins added 27 to lift visiting Golden State past winless Detroit.
Bulls 115, Wizards 107:
Zach LaVine scored 23 points and Coby White added 18 to lead visiting Chicago to their first victory of the season against winless Washington.
76ers 100, Raptors 93: Joel Embiid led host Philadelphia to the victory against Toronto. Embiid had 29 points, 16 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Magic 118, Thunder 107: Nikola Vucevic had a season-high 28 points and 10 rebounds as visiting Orlando beat Oklahoma City.
Note
NBA rookie of the year Ja Morant will miss between three to five weeks for Memphis after a Grade 2 ankle sprain to his left ankle.