Cleveland Cavaliers Set NBA Record for Made 3-Pointers vs. Hawks

While the Cleveland Cavaliers needed a late surge to hold off the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of their playoff series, they wasted little time ensuring the 123-98 victory in Game 2 on Wednesday behind some record-setting three-point shooting.

According to NBA.com/Stats, Cleveland set a record with 25 made three-pointers in one game:

.@cavs knocked down TWENTY-FIVE THREES, the most in ANY game – regular season or #NBAPlayoffs – in @NBAHistory! ???????????? pic.twitter.com/OcX43IFANa

— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) May 5, 2016

NBA.com/Stats noted the previous record for long-distance makes in one contest was 23, which the Houston Rockets (Feb. 5, 2013) and Orlando Magic (Jan. 13, 2009) both set. The Cavaliers were so hot Wednesday, they set the postseason record of 22 makes in the middle of the third quarter before breaking the all-time record:

Cavaliers set an NBA postseason record for threes in a game (22)Oh yea, there’s still 5:00 left in the 3rdhttps://t.co/reBLgGR0OE

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 5, 2016

Record shooting from behind the three-point line is nothing new to this postseason. The playoff record previously belonged to the defending champion Golden State Warriors, who connected on 21 threes during their Game 4 win over the Houston Rockets on April 24. They even did so without the help of the injured reigning MVP, Stephen Curry.

The Cavaliers also connected on 20 three-pointers during their Game 2 win over the Detroit Pistons in the first …

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