As the records fall and the NBA becomes a paradise for long-range shooters, the decision made by the Raptors brain trust last summer to focus on three-point shooting is making more and more sense.
The Houston Rockets, the poster franchise for beyond-the-arc shooting, established a new single-season record for three-pointers made on Sunday. They had 1,184 entering Tuesday’s game against Washington, three more than the record they set last season, and they have another four games remaining. The Rockets are the only team to make more than 1,100 threes in a season; the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors are third on the list with 1,077.