BUCKS SET A RECORD BY MAKING 29 3-POINTERS IN ROMP

On Sunday, the Milwaukee Bucks endured their worst 3-point effort in just over a year.

On Tuesday, they set the NBA record for 3s 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 deep, 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 exception being two-time reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. Khris Middleton had four 3s and scored 25 points,

Bucks 144, Heat 97

Jrue Holiday made six 3s in his 24-point night and Donte DiVincenzo was 5-for-6 from deep to finish with 17 points.

Antetokounmpo had only nine points. But his brother, Thanasis Antetokounmpo — who was 0 for 11 from 3-point range in his career entering the night — got into the act and made one from deep.

“I knew we were shooting well,” said Bucks center Brook Lopez, who made three 3s. “I didn’t know we were anything close to that.”

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 3s in a game was 27, set by the Houston Rockets against the Phoenix Suns on April 7, 2019.

Clippers 124, Timberwolves 101: Lou Williams led seven Clippers in double figures with 20 points and host Los Angeles routed Minnesota in a game missing stars for both teams. The Clippers played without Kawhi Leonard for the second straight game because of a mouth laceration. Minnesota big man Karl-Anthony Towns is weekto-week after dislocating his left wrist.

Suns 111, Pelicans 86: Jae Crowder scored a seasonhigh 21 points, Cameron Johnson added 18 and Phoenix rolled over visiting New Orleans. Williamson led the Pelicans with 20 points and 9 of 13 shooting from the field.

Kings 120, Nuggets 115: Tyrese Haliburton scored eight of his 13 points in the fourth quarter as host Sacramento pulled away to beat Denver. Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds to set a Nuggets record with his 44th career triple-double.

76ers 100, Raptors 93: Joel Embiid had 29 points, 16 rebounds and one scare when he briefly left the game with an injury, leading host Philadelphia past winless Toronto. Tobias Harris had 26 points and 11 rebounds to help Embiid on a night the Sixers shot only 38 percent from the floor.

Celtics 116, Pacers 111: Jayson Tatum scored 27 points and visiting Boston rallied from 17 down in the third quarter to beat Indiana. Jaylen Brown had 20 points for the Celtics, who outscored the Pacers 33-18 in the final period.

Bulls 115, Wizards 107: Zach LaVine scored 23 points, including nine straight in the third quarter, and Coby White added 18 to lead visiting Chicago past winless Washington for its first victory of the season.

Knicks 95, Cavaliers 86: Julius Randle had 28 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his first triple-double in two years, leading New York over host Cleveland. Andre Drummond notched his fourth double-double for the Cavaliers (3-1) with 18 points, 17 rebounds and a season-high six blocked shots.

Warriors 116, Pistons 106:

Stephen Curry scored 31 points and Andrew Wiggins added 27 to lift visiting Golden State over winless Detroit, which was led by Jerami Grant’s 27 points.

Magic 118, Thunder 107: Nikola Vucevic had a seasonhigh 28 points and 10 rebounds as unbeaten Orlando topped host Oklahoma City. Orlando and Atlanta are the only unbeaten teams.

Notable

NBA Rookie of the Year Ja Morant will miss three to five weeks after tests revealed a Grade 2 ankle sprain.

• Cavaliers forward Kevin Love could miss more than a month with a right calf injury he aggravated Sunday night in a game against Philadelphia.