The Kings vs. Jazz game, the fourth quarter just started, Kings player Keegan Murray shot 12 of 13 three-pointers, successfully breaking the record of 11 three-pointers in Kings history set by Buddy Hield. Considering that the shooting percentage is so high, it is time to break the team history record!At this point, they are just two shots away from tying Klay Thompson's record of 14 three-pointers in a single game.
is only three shots away from surpassing Thompson's three-point shooting record, and I have to admit that the three-point shots in the small-ball era are more powerful than the other. Murray, who was selected by the Kings with the fourth overall pick in 2022, is currently only a sophomore. He is 2.03 meters tall and plays as a striker. In his first year of his rookie season, Murray showed great three-point ability. 41 per game1% three-point shooting, 26 three-pointers.
After entering this season, Murray's three-point shooting suddenly experienced a big decline, from 40%+ three-point shooting rate all the way down to 30%, and this rapid decline in three-point ability also made people wonder if Murray didn't practice well in the offseason.
However, just today, Murray slapped all the fans who looked down on him in the face with an epic performance. The charm of the three-point shot lies in its explosiveness, when 12 three-pointers are thrown, it almost means that the score in this game will exceed 40, and even reach 50+, 60+, which is why Curry, Lillard, Thompson, these new era of long-range shooters, have a large number of high-scoring games.
Including Brunson, like yesterday, has shown quite outrageous speed. As for breaking the three-point record, two prerequisites are required. First, he shot accurately enough to create opportunities, and second, the opponent was able to withstand the firepower and not be beaten. Many fans may feel that the reason why they don't play when they are beaten is that they are suspected of scoring points and their faces are not good-looking.
In fact, this is not the case, when a player has a chance to break the record, and the opposite side is a must-lose game, in order not to engrave himself on the pillar of shame, there will be a lot of physical confrontation and packing, which will not only be difficult to break the record, but more likely to cause injuries. Of course, Murray, as a young man, certainly didn't care about that, and with seven minutes left in the fourth quarter, Murray was back on the court.
Unfortunately, in the end, Murray failed to break the 14-point record, which also proves the difficulty of the three-point record. Of course, this miss does not mean everything, and perhaps the next opportunity will come inadvertently.