Celtics fail to break NBA record by missing 13 consecutive three-point shots

Almost everything went well for the Boston Celtics in their 132-109 victory over the New York Knicks — until that three-point shot in the fourth quarter.

Boston, which raised the 18th championship flag in franchise history on Tuesday night, tied the all-time NBA record for three-pointers made in a single game – 29 triples – with 8:50 left in the game. fourth period.

The Celtics were shooting 60.4% from deep when Al Horford tied the record. But they missed their next 13 three-point attempts, ending their season-opening victory with 29 three-pointers, which is tied for the all-time record with the 2020 Milwaukee Bucks.

In the final eight-plus minutes, Celtics guard Payton Pritchard missed five three-point attempts, forward Sam Hauser missed four attempts, Xavier Tillmann made two, and Jaylen Brown and Jordan Walsh each missed one three-point attempt.

When the final buzzer sounded, the Celtics had made 29 of 61 three-point attempts – good for a 47.5% clip. Jayson Tatum led the team with 37 points on eight makes from beyond the arc, and every other starter finished with at least three triples against New York.

Despite missing the story, the three-point barrage was still an encouraging start to the season for the Celtics, who are second in the NBA with a 38.8% edge from beyond the perimeter in 2023-24.