These 18 NBA teams made the most 3-pointers in one game
Okay, it might be time to move the three point line back. It’s no surprise that in this era of emphasized three-point shooting and position-less basketball that individual, franchise, combined, and season records are being broken seemingly every week. More on that at the end of this article.
List of NBA teams with Most 3-pointers in a Game
For many years, the record for the most threes in a game was set by the Orlando Magic with 23 back in 2009. That team was anchored by Dwight Howard and surrounded by Jameer Nelson, Rashard Lewis, Hedo Turkoglu, and J.J. Redick. That record was then tied in 2013 by a James Harden-led Houston Rockets team, but the league hadn’t fully-adopted the three as the focus of their offensive schemes as they have today.
Fast forward to the Steph Curry-led Warriors and the game has completely changed from an inside-out approach to a perimeter-heavy offense. Since 2017, that record of 23 made threes made by one team has been surpassed dozens of times over.
It’s no surprise that these records were set in the last few years with the league heavily relying three-point shooting. The team that holds the record for most three-pointers in one game is the Milwaukee Bucks who hit an amazing 29 threes in 51 three point attempts (56.9%) in a blowout win against the Miami Heat.
NBA Teams with Most Threes in One GameThreesTeamDateGame Info
29 Milwaukee Bucks (12/29/2020) Read more
28 Houston Rockets (02/01/2021) Read more
28 Utah Jazz (02/23/2021) Read more
27 Houston Rockets04/07/2019Read more
27 Brooklyn Nets02/15/2021Read more
27 Utah Jazz12/03/2021Read more
27 Golden State Warriors05/08/2021 Read more
26 Houston Rockets12/19/2018Read more
26 Minnesota Timberwolves02/08/2020 Read more
26 Utah Jazz02/05/2021 Read more / Utah Jazz 04/03/2021Read more
26Milwaukee Bucks11/10/2021Read more
25 Cleveland Cavaliers03/03/2017 Read more
25 Houston Rockets 02/20/2020Read more
25 L.A. Clippers (08/01/2020) Read more
25 Utah Jazz (01/08/2021) Read more
25 Chicago Bulls (02/10/2021) Read more
25 Dallas Mavs (02/12/2021) Read more
25 Phoenix Suns (04/12/2021) Read more
Think about that: The league record for most threes made by one team sat at 23 three point field goals made for thirty years. Then in a last several seasons – since 2016 — that long-standing three-point record has been surpassed 17 times. It’s most certainly a sign of the times.
The Three Ball Era
That’s not to place a magnifying glass solely on the Rockets as the entire league has prioritized the three point shot into their overall offensive (and defensive) approach to the game. We’re not sure what the inventors of the three pointer had in mind when they came up with the three-point line, but I’m sure they’re smiling watching today’s NBA.