A record for 3 seconds and five more wild stats from the Milwaukee Bucks’ Miami Heat battle

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With a 144-97 victory Tuesday night, the Milwaukee Bucks not only defeated the Miami Heat, but sank them with an unprecedented burst of 3-point shots, setting an NBA record with 29 long baskets in 51 attempts. theirs. They equalized the previous score of 27, just 8 minutes before the end, setting up Sam Merrill to make the record shot, with 6:07 remaining in the fourth quarter.

The Bucks broke the record set by the Houston Rockets at home against the Phoenix Suns on April 7, 2019.

There have been 108 previous cases in the NBA history of a team that tried 50 or more 3 in a regular season game. The Bucks were the first team to try 50 3s and shoot 50% or better in those tries (they did 56.9% on Tuesday). With the help of ESPN Stats & Information, what were the most interesting numbers to take from this remote shooting exposure?

• 12: In addition to setting a record for most 3-pointers, the Bucks also set a record, with the most diverse players making a 3-pointer with 12, beating the 11 mark, according to Elias Sports Bureau research. . The Bucks were led by Jrue Holiday’s six baskets on 10 3-point shots, followed by Donte DiVincenzo with 5 of 6.

• 9: Amidst all the buckets made by so many Bucks, perhaps the biggest surprise was Giannis Antetokounmpo who finished with only 9 points at night, although he played only 24 minutes. Twice, the current MVP was the only player in Milwaukee who did not score 3 points, although he tried two. Previously, Antetokounmpo scored below two figures was December 22, 2018, also against the Heat in a 94-87 loss on the road.

• 1: Giannis did not win a 3, but his brother Thanasis scored his first triple after previously shooting 0-of-11 from behind the arc over the 23 games of his NBA career before Tuesday.

• 30 or bust? Bryn Forbes hit 29 and the last 3 points with 3:30 left, so it wasn’t like the clock was running out on the 3s rain in Milwaukee. But the Forbes bucket was also Milwaukee’s last attempt of the night.

• 47: Elias also notes that Bucks’ 47-point victory over the Heat equaled for the third-highest margin of victory over a defending conference champion:

The biggest win over the defending conference champion
December 1986, SuperSonics def. Rockets, plus-56
November 2019, the Mavericks won. Warriors, plus-48
December 2020, Bucks def. Heat, plus-47
December 2003, Grizzlies def. Plase, plus-47
April 1999, Magic def. Taurus, plus-47

Tuesday’s defeat also tied for the second-highest margin in Heat history, losing 47 points to the Lakers in November 1988, followed by a 68-point loss to the Cavaliers on December 17, 1991. Those 144 points The Bucks were also Miami’s second-most allowed in the franchise’s history, following only the 148 that Cleveland scored in that 1991 game.

So what did the Heat do with all that bad news on the field and the record book? The only thing they could:

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