LeBron James was scorching hot from downtown on Sunday night, making 9-of-10 three-pointers on his way to 40 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a 116-104 road win over the Brooklyn Nets. James’ nine three-point makes tied a career-high. Speaking after the game, LeBron discussed his increasingly accurate long-range shooting in the latter stages of…
Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell expressed gratitude and humility after etching his name in Lakers history books with a record-breaking 3-point performance. Russell’s achievement came during the Lakers’ hard-fought victory against the Philadelphia 76ers, where Anthony Davis and LeBron James played pivotal roles in securing the win. Surpassing Nick Van Exel’s single-season 3-point record,…
Detroit Pistons rookie Ausar Thompson talked about his recent improved three-point shooting following Friday’s 110-100 home loss vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers (15 points/7 rebounds/3 assists/5 steals/2 blocks/6-11 FG/2-3 3-PT/1-2 FT/+1 +/-). (via Bally Sports Detroit): Reporter: “Two of three for you from three tonight, shooting with confidence. There was even a couple where I saw…
NBA scoring is getting out of hand, and in an attempt to make things a little harder for the offense, and to curb the league-wide obsession with threes, a proposal has re-emerged for a new three-point line. Originally stemming from a past Kirk Goldsberry article, the concept was given a second life today thanks to…
Sabrina Ionescu against Steph Curry in a never-before-seen 3-point competition saved Saturday’s All-Star events and Ionescu is already dropping hints about a new format for next year’s contest. Curry emerged as the winner of the 3-point contest against Sabrina, but she didn’t go down without a fight. She went first in the single round competition…
Washington Wizards head coach Wes Unseld Jr. sees an improved Deni Avdija on the offensive end this season (12.1 PPG/4.0 APG/51.9% FG/34.8% 3-PT/84.1% FT are all career-highs). (via Washington Wizards): “He’s shown tremendous growth in his poise. I thought at times in the past he could get sped up a bit. He’s doing a much…
