The Cleveland Cavaliers are loaded with elite marksman who can catch fire and rain a bevy of trey bombs down on helpless opponents on a given night. Kyle Korver, Channing Frye and Kyrie Irving are some of the best three-point shooters in the NBA and guys like James Jones, LeBron James and new edition Deron Williams can heat up in a hurry as well.
That’s why it came as little surprise that the defending champs were able to catch fire Friday night in Atlanta and set a new mark for most three-pointers made in an NBA game.
The Cavs broke the NBA’s regular season 3-point record! https://t.co/prO4rTYaXC pic.twitter.com/AOYpyeAkFW
— SB Nation (@SBNation) March 4, 2017
It was the Cavs super duo of LeBron and Kyrie Irving that led the charge to history. King James nailed six three-pointers on 10 attempts and Uncle Drew hit five of his eight shots from downtown.
Much like the final three games of the 2016 NBA Finals, the duo dominated on a similar scale with LeBron posting a vintage 38-13-8 performance and Kyrie leading the way in the scoring column with 43 points, nine assists and two rebounds.
Here is a complete breakdown of the record-breaking 25 three-pointers by player:
It’s clear that the Cavaliers have plenty of firepower and line-ups that feature Irving-Korver-James-Frye who are all nightmarish to guard. If they can get back a healthy and effective Kevin Love and J.R. Smith for their title defense in the postseason they may be able to raise the Larry O’Brien Trophy once again.
