The NBA’s 3-point dependence is stronger than ever. For the ninth consecutive season, the league record for 3-pointers made per game has been broken.
Even if zero 3s are made in the final four days of a regular season that ends Sunday, the league’s average in 2020-21 will be higher than any other season.
The 3s-per-game record was clinched when Washington's Davis Bertans made the NBA's 26,375th 3-pointer of the season Wednesday night.
Bertans connected with 10:04 left in the fourth quarter of the Wizards' game against Atlanta. Teams entered Wednesday averaging about 12.7 made 3s per game this season.