Record for 3p and five more wild stats from beating Milwaukee Bucks on Miami Heat

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With their 144-97 win Tuesday night, the Milwaukee Bucks not only overcame the Miami Heat, they showed them with an unparalleled 3-point shot, setting an NBA record with 29 long baskets made in their 51 efforts. They tied the previous mark of 27 with just under 8 minutes to go, setting up Sam Merrill to break the bullet with 6:07 left 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 were 108 previous positions in NBA history of a team trying 50 or more 3 in a regular-season game. The Bucks were the first team to attempt 50 3s and shoot 50% or better on those attempts. With the help of ESPN Stats & Information, what are the most interesting numbers that should be removed from this long distance shoe show?

• 12: In addition to setting a record for the top 3s made, the Bucks set a record with the most diverse players making a 3-by-12 mark, breaking the 11 mark, according to a study by the Bureau Elias Sports. The Bucks led the six baskets at Jrue Holiday on 10 hits from a 3-point distance, followed by Donte DiVincenzo going 5-of-6.

• 9: Among those buckets that made so many Bucks, perhaps the biggest surprise was Giannis Antetokounmpo finishing with just 9 points on the night, even though he only played 24 minutes. The two-time managing MVP was the Milwaukee single player without getting a 3-point mark, though he tried two. Last December Antetokounmpo scored below the December 22, 2018 double digits, also against the Heat in a 94-87 road loss.

• 1: Giannis didn’t make it 3, but his brother Thanasis got his first 3-pointer, after firing 0-of-11 from outside the arc over his 23 career NBA games before Tuesday.

• 30 or body? Bryn Forbes hit the 29th and final 3-pointer with 3:30 left to go, so it wasn’t like the clock was running out of 3w Milwaukee water. But a Forbes bucket was also Milwaukee’s last attempt of the night.

• 47: Elias also notes that the Bucks ’47-point win over the Heat tied for the third-biggest win over a defensive conference champion:

Biggest win vs defending conference champion
December 1986, SuperSonics def. Rockets, plus-56
November 2019, Mavericks def. Heroes, plus-48
December 2020, Bucks def. Teas, plus-47
December 2003, Grizzlies def. Nets, plus-47
April 1999, Magic def. Bulls, plus-47

Tuesday’s loss was also tied for the second-largest margin in Heat history, with their 47-point loss to the Lakers in November 1988, slowing just a 68-point loss for the Cavaliers on December 17, 1991. The That 144-point Bucks was also Miami’s second-most-allowed in franchise history, slamming just the 148 Cleveland scored in that 1991 game.

So what did the heat do with that bad news on the court and the record book? The only thing they could do was:

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