Kelly Oubre Jr turns into Stephen Curry to register staggering 3-point record
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Kelly Oubre Jr. erupted in the 4th Quarter by drilling in eight 3-pointers as the Charlotte Hornets cruise to a home victory against the Detroit Pistons. The Hornets are now one game above .500 with a 20-19 record for the season. The Pistons are the 2nd worst team in the Eastern Conference with a record of 7-29.
It was a blowout victory for the Hornets, winning 140-111. LaMelo Ball had 12 points and 12 assists, Terry Rozier scored 16, and Gordon Hayward and Miles Bridges had 19 points each for the night. Kelly Oubre Jr. was the star of the night scoring 32 points off the bench.
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Kelly Oubre Jr.’s night, in numbers
Kelly Oubre Jr went 8-9 from three-point line in the 4th quarter before being subbed out of the game with four minutes remaining. He was 1-5 from three-point range in the preceding 3 quarters of the game. But in the 4th quarter, he made eight of his nine 3-point shots ending the night with 9-14 from three-point range.
Kelly has been a good shooter for the past few years. He improved his three-point shooting after joining the Phoenix Suns in 2018. He then moved to the Golden State Warriors where he had one of the worst three-point shooting seasons of his career, shooting at just 31%. This year, he is shooting a career-high 36% on 2.3 attempts per game for the season.
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Kelly missed the franchise record for most 3s in a game by just one. That record still belongs to Devonte Graham. Graham hit 10 threes on December 4, 2019 game against the Golden State Warriors, ending the night with 33 points. What is more interesting is the fact that Graham went 0-6 from his two-point shots that night.
Kelly Oubre Jr. was also just one three-pointer from tying Klay Thompson’s record of nine 3s in a single quarter. Oubre did however tie the record for most 3s in the 4th quarter with Michael Redd. Redd in 2002, playing for the Milwaukee Bucks hit eight 3s in the 4th quarter.
The Charlotte Hornets fell short by six three-pointers to make the NBA record for most threes by a team in a single game. That record belongs to the Milwaukee Bucks who hit 29 threes in a single game. However, it was a franchise record for the Charlotte Hornets with 24 threes.
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