Celtics on pace to set multiple NBA 3-point shooting records

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Celtics on pace to set multiple NBA 3-point shooting records originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics put on their own 3-point shootout almost every game, and it’s been an enormously successful strategy for them.

It helped the Celtics win the 2024 NBA Finals last season, and this season it has paved the way for an impressive 19-5 start — good for second place in the Eastern Conference.

Before the 2024-25 campaign, we looked at four 3-point NBA records the Celtics could break. They are currently on pace to break three of them.

Here’s a breakdown of their progress so far:

Most 3-point shots made

NBA record: 1,363 by the 2022-23 Golden State Warriors

2024-25 Celtics: 456

The Celtics are hitting 19 3-pointers per game, which puts them on pace to make 1,558 of them over the full 82-game schedule. So even if the C’s shoot a slightly worse percentage the rest of the season, they should still break this record. And if their percentage goes up a bit, they might even shatter the Warriors’ record.

The Celtics have hit 38 more 3-pointers than the Chicago Bulls in second place, and Boston has played one fewer game than Chicago as of Tuesday.

Most 3-point shots made per game

NBA record: 16.74 by the 2020-21 Utah Jazz

2024-25 Celtics: 19

The Celtics are on pace to comfortably set a new record for most 3-point shots made per game. This isn’t too surprising when you consider the fact they are attempting a record 51.4 per game (more on that below), but it’s impressive nonetheless.

The Celtics have three players — Jayson Tatum (3.8), Payton Pritchard (3.7) and Derrick White (3.6) — making three or more 3-pointers per game.

The Chicago Bulls rank No. 2 with 16.7 3-pointers made per game, so they might beat the old record as well.

Highest 3-point shooting percentage

NBA record: 42.8 percent by the 1996-97 Charlotte Hornets

2024-25 Celtics: 37 percent

Of all the records listed in this story, this one is probably the most unlikely to be broken by the C’s. Not only is shooting better than 42.8 percent extremely difficult, it’s even harder to do when you take as many 3-point shots as the Celtics.

The Celtics are hitting 37 percent…

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Publish date : 2024-12-10 21:48:00

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