For the 20th time in team history, the Bucks had 10 players make a three-pointer in a game. Of the 14 players who saw action in the Bucks 123-97 win over Utah on Saturday night, only four players did not make a three.
Bucks who made a three in December 17 game versus Utah
The 10 players who made a three in the game: Bobby Portis, Grayson Allen, Jrue Holiday, Brook Lopez, Sandro Mamukelashvili, MarJon Beauchamp, George Hill, Pat Connaughton, Wesley Matthews, and A.J. Green. The four that did not: Jevon Carter, Serge Ibaka, Jordan Nwora, and Thanasis Antetokounmpo. Carter and Ibaka missed on their three-point attempts in the contest. Beauchamp led the way with four made threes for the Bucks.
There have been 68 times in NBA history where a team had 10 or more players make a three in a game; the Bucks top the list with 20 or those games. Second on the list is Toronto with seven games.
Bucks hold record for most games with 10+ players making a three
Here are the teams with the most games in NBA history where 10 or more players made a three-pointer.
20-Milwaukee
7-Toronto
5-Utah
3-L.A. Clippers, Dallas, Boston, Atlanta
2-Philadelphia, Orlando, Minnesota, Houston, Golden State, Denver
1-Phoenix, Oklahoma City, Miami, Memphis, Brooklyn
The Bucks hold the NBA record with 12 players making a three in a game. That happened on December 29, 2020, in a game against the Miami Heat. In that game, 12 of the 13 players who played in the game made a three. The only player to not make a three that game was Giannis Antetokounmpo.
12 Bucks made a three in a game in 2020 for the NBA record
The 12 players to make a three in that game were: Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton, Donte DiVincenzo, Brook Lopez, Bobby Portis, D.J. Augustin, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Bryn Forbes, Pat Connaughton, Jordan Nwora, D.J. Wilson, and Sam Merrill.
There have been 10 times when 11 players make a three in a game for a team. The Bucks are one of those teams. They had 11 players make a three-pointer in four different games.
The record for most players making a three in a playoff game is 10. It was done six times. The Bucks had 10 players made 10 three-pointers in a playoff game once. That happened on May 24, 2021.
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