Houston Rockets Tie Record: Top 20 Teams with the Most Three-Pointers in a Game
The Houston Rockets Tie the NBA Record with 23 Three-Pointers in a Game (l-r. James Harden, Chandler Parsons and Jeremy Lin)
Jeremy Lin (5), James Harden (4) and Chandler Parsons (4) combined for 13 three-pointers tonight, and the Houston Rockets tied the all-time record for three-pointers made in a game as they beat the Golden State Warriors 140-109.
The Rockets had 23 treys, tying the Orlando Magic of 2009, who did it on the road (A).
Forty-one teams in NBA history sunk 17 three-pointers in a game. Then, the field really shrinks. Only 18 teams dropped 18 three-pointers. Then, you have today’s list – the top 20 teams with the most three-pointers in a game – or every team with at least 19 of them.
The New York Knicks feature the most times – six! – followed by the Phoenix Suns with five.
Have you noticed the increasing importance of the 3P in the NBA over the past decade, or at least the reckless abandon with which many teams are embracing the long-distance shot?
A full 22 of the 23 teams listed below made their mark post-2005, which is borderline shocking. And five are from this season, barely past its halfway point. What happened to the 1980s and 1990s?
Follow @VinGetz| 3P | TEAM | OPP | DATE | RESULT | |
| 1. | 23 | Houston Rockets | Golden State Warriors | Feb. 5, 2013 | W 140-109 |
| 1. | 23 | Orlando Magic (A) | Sacramento Kings | Jan. 13, 2009 | W 139-107 |
| 3. | 22 | Phoenix Suns (A) | Los Angeles Lakers | Nov. 14, 2010 | W 121-116 |
| 4. | 21 | Toronto Raptors | Philadelphia 76ers | Mar. 13, 2005 | W 128-110 |
| 4. | 21 | Golden State Warriors | Orlando Magic | Mar. 11, 2011 | W 123-120 (OT) |
| 6. | 20 | Phoenix Suns | N.O./Oklahoma City Hornets | Apr. 17, 2006 | W 115-78 |
| 6. | 20 | Phoenix Suns | Denver Nuggets | Jan. 7, 2008 | W 137-115 |
| 6. | 20 | New York Knicks | Memphis Grizzlies | Mar. 17, 2011 | W 120-99 |
| 6. | 20 | New Jersey Nets (A) | Denver Nuggets | Jan. 11, 2012 | L 115-123 |
| 6. | 20 | San Antonio Spurs | Dallas Mavericks | Dec. 23, 2012 | W 129-91 |
| 11. | 19 | Atlanta Hawks (A) | Dallas Mavericks | Dec. 17, 1996 | W 109-73 |
| 11. | 19 | Phoenix Suns (A) | Los Angeles Lakers | Apr. 11, 2005 | W 108-97 |
| 11. | 19 | Los Angeles Lakers | Washington Wizards | Dec. 17, 2006 | L 141-147 (OT) |
| 11. | 19 | Phoenix Suns | Charlotte Bobcats | Mar. 7, 2007 | W 115-106 (OT) |
| 11. | 19 | Miami Heat (A) | Washington Wizards | Apr. 4, 2008 | L 95-109 |
| 11. | 19 | New York Knicks (A) | Memphis Grizzlies | Nov. 12, 2008 | W 132-103 |
| 11. | 19 | Orlando Magic (A) | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dec. 28, 2010 | W 110-95 |
| 11. | 19 | Denver Nuggets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Apr. 9, 2011 | W 130-106 |
| 11. | 19 | New York Knicks | Portland Trail Blazers | Mar. 14, 2012 | W 121-79 |
| 11. | 19 | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics | Apr. 17, 2012 | W 118-110 |
| 11. | 19 | New York Knicks | Miami Heat | Nov. 2, 2012 | W 104-84 |
| 11. | 19 | San Antonio Spurs (A) | Charlotte Bobcats | Dec. 8, 2012 | W 132-102 |
| 11. | 19 | New York Knicks | Sacramento Kings | Feb. 2, 2013 | W 120-81 |
Thanks to basketball-reference.com‘s play index, where I asked this, and where you can check out the box scores of every one of these games.
Photo: blog.chron.com
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