Cleveland Cavaliers Tie NBA Postseason Record with 20 Made 3-Pointers

April 20th, 2016 by Joe Pantorno Leave a reply »

In their 107-90 Game 2 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers tied an NBA playoff record with 20 made three-pointers in the game, via the NBA.  

The Cavaliers had eight different players knock down a shot from distance as they took a 2-0 series lead. 

J.R. Smith led the Cavaliers' assault from long distance by going 7-of-11 from three, which provided all of his 21 points on the night. 

The NBA showed one of his buckets, which the Cavs created by making the extra pass:



Smith spoke with Fox Sports Ohio after the game:



Kyrie Irving added four more threes, Kevin Love sunk three and LeBron James, who led all scorers with 27 points, added a pair.

Only two other teams in NBA history have hit 20 three-pointers in a playoff game.

The 2011 Dallas Mavericks did so in the Western Conference Semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers in a 122-86 victory. 

It punched their ticket to a Western Conference Finals matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder, which they won on the way to their only NBA title.& ...

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