Michael Porter Jr. broke the Nuggets document for many three-pointers in a season on Thursday night time throughout a 113-100 win over the New York Knicks. The document had stood since Denver’s 1996-97 season.
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Dale Ellis beforehand held the document. He performed on quite a few NBA groups, together with a stretch with the Nuggets within the mid-90s.
Porter now has 193 three-pointers this season and there are nonetheless a couple of dozen video games to go. He has been enjoying at a very excessive stage because the All-Star Break. He attributes that partly to a restful trip within the Mexican metropolis of Cabo San Lucas.
“Cabo was an incredible break. I wanted it for positive,” he mentioned.
However he says he additionally has included some tweaks into his recreation.
A giant a part of the Nuggets success this season has been Porter’s availability. In earlier seasons he struggled with numerous accidents, however he has performed in a career-high 69 video games this season.
Now sitting behind Porter on the single-season three-pointers franchise record are Ellis (No. 2, 192) and Randy Foye (No. 3, 189).