Warriors and Trail Blazers Break Record for Most 3-Pointers in Game
The Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers now share a spot in the record books, as the two teams broke the NBA record for most combined three-pointers in a game with 37.
Golden State held the old record with the Orlando Magic back on March 11, 2011, as the two teams combined for 36 threes, per GSW Stats. That game was a 123-120 Golden State victory in overtime led by Dorell Wright's eight threes. Orlando made 15 threes, with seven courtesy of former Warrior Jason Richardson.
Portland guard Brian Roberts hit the record-breaking shot with four minutes, 18 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
The NBA tweeted about the record when the game finished:
".@Warriors and @TrailBlazers set new @NBA record with a combined 37 three-pointers in a game. pic.twitter.com/J3sffiGSk6
— NBA (@NBA) March 12, 2016"
The Warriors made 18 threes, with 15 of them coming from Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined. Portland had a balanced long-distance display at Oracle Arena on Friday night, with point guard Damian Lillard leading the charge with four of his five made field goals coming from behind the line.
Both teams combined to shoot nearly 49 percent from distance.
The Trail Blazers are known for being a dangerous three-point shooting team, but it says a lot for Golden State to allow 19 threes and still win 128-112 against a Portland team that's been playing well since the All-Star break.
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