Hawks Set Franchise Record for 3-Pointers in 1 Quarter

The Atlanta Hawks made nine three-point shots during the second quarter of Wednesday's 127-98 road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, setting a new franchise record for most three-pointers made in a single quarter, per the Hawks' official twitter account.

Down 34-26 after the first 12 minutes, Atlanta outscored Cleveland 39-26 in the second quarter to take a surprising 65-60 lead into the half.

The second-quarter charge was led by reserve guard Shelvin Mack, who took on an expanded role with starting point guard Jeff Teague sidelined by a hamstring injury.

Mack made each of his five three-point attempts during the record-setting quarter and also assisted on one of Atlanta's other four treys. In addition to Macks's handful of three-pointers, the Hawks got two from forward DeMarre Carroll and one apiece from guard Kent Bazemore and forward Mike Scott.

Oddly enough, sharpshooter Kyle Korver didn't have a hand in the record, though he did account for one of Atlanta's two misses from beyond the arc.

The Hawks finished the night with 16 successful three-pointers on 28 attempts, marking the seventh time in team history they've made 16 or more three-pointers in a game. The franchise single-game record of 19 treys was set back in December 1996 in a 109-73 blowout win over the Dallas Mavericks.

Unless otherwise noted, statistics courtesy of Basketball-Reference.com.