In his last 10 games, Grayson Allen has taken 45 three-pointers, making 25 of them. That’s 55.6% shooting from beyond the arc. His work from the three-point line has been a big catalyst for the Bucks in recent games. For the record, he is shooting a career high 45 percent from three-point land. He is also averaging a career-high 11.2 points per game.
In the Bucks last contest, a nine-point win over Dallas on Sunday, Allen made seven-of-eight threes (87.5%) in the game on his way to 25 points. It was the second game this month that Allen, a career 40 percent shooter from the three-point line, made 80 percent or more of his threes in a game.
On November 5, Allen, who came to the Bucks in an August 2021 trade from Memphis, made five-of-six threes (83.3%) and tallied 19 points in the Bucks’ 14-point win over Oklahoma City. Both games were played in Milwaukee. He has made at least one three in 15 of the 17 games he’s played this season.
Grayson Allen tops NBA in three-point shooting stat
Allen is the only NBA player this season to make 80% of his threes (minimum of six threes taken in a game) in multiple games this season. Eighteen players have made 80% of their threes in a game in 2022 with Allen the only player to do it twice this season.
He also became the 12th Bucks’ player in team history to have two career games with an 80%-plus three-point percentage in two or more games with Milwaukee. Two players, Ray Allen and Khris Middleton top this list; they each have five career games with the Bucks where they shot 80% or better from the three-point line (again, minimum of six threes taken in a game).
Milwaukee Bucks’ players with most career games with 80% from the 3-point line
Milwaukee Bucks’ players with the most career games with 80% from the three-point line
5-Ray Allen, Khris Middleton
3-Tim Thomas, Ersan Ilyasova, Bryn Forbes
2-Jack Sikma, Lindsey Hunter, Damon Jones, Eric Bledsoe, Donte DiVincenzo, Bobby Portis, Grayson Allen
Kyle Korver tops the NBA list with 17 career games with an 80%-plus percentage from the three-point line. He is followed by Ray Allen (14), Reggie Miller (11), Glen Rice (11) and Wes Matthews (10).
Joe Ingles will be a 3-point threat for the Bucks
It’s interesting to note that the player who has the most games in a single season shooting 80% or better (minimum six attempts) from the three-point line, is also on the Bucks’ current roster. Joe Ingles had four such games in 2020-21 as a member of the Utah Jazz.
One final note: In the Bucks’ win over Dallas on Sunday, Allen made seven-of-eight shots from the three-point line. A career 85% free throw shooter, Allen unexplainedly made only two of his four free throw shots that game… a mere 50%.
I guess the free throw line was just a little too close for Grayson Allen that game.
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