Celtics set a ridiculously long list of 3-point records this season

The Celtics had a historic 3-point season, and that might be an understatement. Here's a list of the records they set in the 2024-25 campaign.

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Celtics set a ridiculously long list of 3-point records this season

Celtics set a ridiculously long list of 3-point records this season originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

Find something you love as much as the Boston Celtics love shooting 3-pointers.

The Celtics’ affinity for the long ball under Joe Mazzulla is well-documented; they ranked second in the NBA in made 3-pointers (behind the Golden State Warriors) during the 2022-23 season, then led the league in threes made in 2023-24 en route to an NBA title.

But Boston’s beyond-the-arc barrage reached new heights this season.

Exhibit A: Isaiah Thomas had held the Celtics’ single-season 3-point record (245 made) since 2016-17, but this season, three different C’s players — Derrick White, Jayson Tatum and Payton Pritchard — surpassed that mark, with White breaking Thomas’ record with seven games to spare.

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Exhibit B: The Celtics as a team set the NBA record for most 3-pointers made in a single season (set by the 2022-23 Warriors) on April 4 against the Phoenix Suns, with five games still to play.

That’s just the tip of the 3-point iceberg for Boston, which just wrapped up the best 3-point shooting season in NBA history en route to a 61-21 record and the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Here’s the very long list of NBA records the C’s set or tied during the 2024-25 regular season, courtesy of Celtics stats guru Dick Lipe:

Team Records (Season)

  • Most 3-Pointers Made, Season: 1,457
  • Most 3-Point Attempts, Season: 3,955
  • Most 3-Pointers Made Per Game: 17.8
  • Most 3-Point Attempts Per Game: 48.2
  • Most 3-Pointers Made at Home: 741
  • Most 3-Pointers Made on Road: 716
  • Highest 3-Point Rate, Season 53.8 percent
  • Pct. of Points from 3, Season: 45.8
  • Most Games with 20+ 3-Pointers, Season: 26
  • Most 3-Pointers Made, 1st Quarter: 422
  • Most 3-Pointers/Game, 1st Quarter: 5.1

Team Records (Single Game)

  • Most 3-Pointers Made, Game: 29 (Oct. 22 vs. Knicks; tied with 2020-21 Bucks)
  • Most 3-Point Attempts, Game (non-OT): 63 (March 12 vs. Thunder; tied with 2023-24 Thunder)
  • Most 3-Pointers Made by Starters, Game: 26 (Oct. 22 vs. Knicks)

Player Records

  • Most 3-Pointers Off Bench, Player: 246 (Payton Pritchard)

Will the Celtics’ avalanche of 3-pointers result in more postseason success? We’ll start finding out next weekend when they begin their first-round playoff series against either the Orlando Magic or Atlanta Hawks.

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