Bucks Set NBA Record For 3-Pointers In 144-97 Shellacking Of Heat

The Milwaukee Bucks set a couple of records Tuesday night against the Miami Heat.

Milwaukee made easy work of Miami in a 144-97 win at AmericanAirlines arena, and it was its slew of 3-pointers that helped the Bucks move to .500 on the season.

Sam Merrill's shot from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter marked the 28th of the game -- a new NBA record.

RECORD BROKEN.

The Milwaukee Bucks break the NBA record for threes in a game with 28 (and counting). pic.twitter.com/56DW54kVoB

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) December 30, 2020

The Houston Rockets previously held the record with 27 set in April 2019.

Milwaukee also set a franchise record with 16 3-pointers in a half.

The Milwaukee Bucks set a new franchise-record for threes in a half with 16. pic.twitter.com/wTuNpIrfko

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) December 30, 2020

But that's still not all. Check out this from ESPN Stats & Info:

The Bucks' 47-point win over the Heat is tied for the 3rd-largest ever over a defending conference champion.

The two largest instances:

-SuperSonics def. Rockets in Dec. 1986 (+56)

-Mavericks def. Warriors in Nov. 2019 (+48)

h/t @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/LNKvQMzR4p

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 30, 2020

We'll see if the Bucks can continue this type of dominance when they play the Heat again on Wednesday night.