On the cusp of history
That first quarter from the Toronto Raptors, quite frankly, was absolutely outstanding. Shooting an insane 75-percent from three-point range, the Raptors were – according to Doug Smith of the Toronto Star – moments away from breaking another franchise record.
Still with the sports is stupid theme
— Doug Smith: Raptors (@SmithRaps) December 15, 2019
Raptors 9-10 from 3, franchise record for 3s in a quarter all-time is 10
Shooting 9-of-12 from three-point range in the first quarter, and at one point, shooting 90-percent from deep, the Raptors were just one three-pointer away from tying a franchise record for three-pointers in a quarter, and two away from setting a new record.
Close, but no cigar. Pascal Siakam and Norman Powell both knocked down a trio of triples each, with each member of the starting line-up adding their own bomb from downtown to edge the Raptors closer to a small slice of history, but they missed the mark this time.
More than that, the Raptors missed pretty much everything else from three-point range for the rest of the night. They effectively exhausted their perimeter arsenal in the first twelve minutes, shooting a putrid 17-percent from three for the rest of the game, or 5-of-28 in other words.
That brought their night’s average down to 35-percent. Still, it’s better than what we have seen recently, so that’s a small victory. They miss Fred VanVleet.