Tyler Herro is down a bit, from 40% to 37%. Max Strus shot 41% on 3’s last season he’s at 33% this season. Only two teams in the last 20 seasons have been the NBA’s best on 3’s one year and fallen out of the top 10 the next season.Īnd whatever the problem is, it’s been contagious for Miami. No team has ever led the league in shooting from 3-point range one year and been 28th or worse the next season. “We just, plain and simple, need to hit shots.” “We’re getting the looks,” Heat forward Kevin Love said. 29 Houston - the team with the worst record in the NBA. Miami is averaging 107.9 points per game, almost two points behind No.
They’re 28th in the 30-team league from beyond the arc so far this year at 33%, going from first to almost-worst in an unprecedented drop-off.Īnd they’re dead last in scoring, another obviously bad omen: Over the last 40 seasons, only three teams were last in scoring for a full regular season and still made the playoffs. The Heat were the NBA’s best 3-point shooting team last season at 38%, and - almost inexplicably - can’t shoot straight this season. Those were the results of 13 consecutive 3-point shots taken by the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.
