Michael Porter Jr. broke the Nuggets report for many three-pointers in a season on Thursday evening throughout a 113-100 win over the New York Knicks. The report had stood since Denver’s 1996-97 season.
Dale Ellis beforehand held the report. 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 taking part in at a very excessive degree because the All-Star Break. He attributes that partially to a restful trip within the Mexican metropolis of Cabo San Lucas.
“Cabo was an amazing break. I wanted it for certain,” he stated.
However he says he additionally has integrated some tweaks into his recreation.Â
An enormous 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 listing are Ellis (No. 2, 192) and Randy Foye (No. 3, 189).