The 3-point shot, led primarily by the duo of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, has grown in frequencyover the past decade in the NBA.Justlooking at the average 3-pointers attempted paints a very clear picture. Early in the 2021-22 season, the NBA's 75th year, the , just shy of being double the average of 18.4 from the 2011-12 season.The same can be seen in the number of single-game 3-point records broken over the past few years, both in the regular season and the playoffs. For over a decade,Donyell Marshall and Kobe Bryant jointly held the record for most 3-pointers in a single regular-season game. In 2016, during his unanimous MVP season, Stephen Curry tied that tally.In the five years since, three players have knocked Amara Darboh Jersey down more than 12 3-pointers in a single-game. First, Curry broke his own record that same year before his teammate Klay Thompson set the NBA record with 14 at the start of the 2018-19 season.A year later, Zach LaVine put his name alongside these greats when he knocked down 13.Instances of NBA players making 12 3s or morePlayer (Team)3-pointersDateOpponentKlay Thompson ( Denard Robinson Jersey Warriors)14Oct. 29, 2018BullsZach LaVine (Bulls)13Nov. 13, 2019HornetsStephen Curry(Warriors)13Nov. 7, 2016PelicansStephen Curry(Warriors)12Feb. 27, 2016ThunderDonyell Marshall (Raptors)12Mar. 13, 200576ersKobe Bryant (Lakers)12Jan. 7, 2003Seattle SuperSonicsOf the 29times an NBA player has knocked down 11 3-pointers, all but four occurred in 2013or later. Curry, the greatest shooter this game has seen, accounts for 12 of them.No other player in league history has done it more than twice. The impact of the 3-point shot in the postseason has been the same, albeit slightly delayed. All instances of a player knocking down more than nine 3-pointers have come after 2016.Klay Thompson first broke then then long-time record of nine 3-pointers in a single playoff game, jointly held by multiple players (Jason Terry, Ray Allen, Rex Chapman, Vince Carter), when he knocked down 11 3-pointers during his epic Game 6 performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2016.This past postseason in 2021, Damian Lillard broke that record when he knocked down 12 en route to scoring 55 against the Denver Nuggets.Prior to Lillard's eruption, Thompson held the record for most 3-pointers in a single game in both the regular season and playoffs.Instances Wilton Speight Jersey of NBA players making nine 3s or morePlayer (Team)3-pointersDateOpponentDamian Lillard (Trail Blazers)12Jun. 1, 2021NuggetsKlay Thompson(Warriors)11May. 28, 2016ThunderDamian Lillard(Trail Blazers)10Apr. 23, 2019ThunderOf the 14 times an NBA player knocked down nine 3-pointers in a postseason, all but five have come after 2018. After struggling in his previous match-ups vs. the Boston Celtics in the 2021-22 regular season, Stephen Curry let it fly in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Warriors point guard left no doubt he's the greatest shooter of all-time.Steph just set an record and we're only a quarter into the series Golden State Warriors (@warriors) Curry set an NBA Finals record in Game 1 with by connecting on six 3-pointers in the first quarter. He tied Antoine Walker's playoff record of most three' Channing Stribling Jersey s in a quarter, a feat the Celtics forward set in the first round of the 2002 playoffs vs. the 76ers.Additionally, Curry's 21 first-quarter points are the most in a Finals quarter since Michael Jordan had 22 in the 4th quarter of Game 4 against Phoenix in 1993, .Player (Team)3-pointersDateOpponentRoundStephen Curry (Warriors)6Jun. 2, 2022CelticsFinalsAntoine Walker (Celtics)6April 28, 200276ersFirstRay Allen (Celtics)5Jun. 6, 2010LakersFinalsRay Allen (Celtics)5April 20, 2010HeatFirst The 3-pointer has become so important in today's NBA that teams design whole offensives based on the long- distance shot.The 2020-2021 Milwaukee Bucks have the record for most threes in a regular season game, splashing 29 in a matchup with the Miami Heat on December 29, 2020.The 2020-2021 Utah Jazz and 2020-2021 Houston Rockets are both tied for second with 28 made three-pointers in a single game.Instances of NBA teams making 27 3s or moreTeam3-pointersDateOpponentMilwaukee Bucks29Dec. 29, 2020HeatUtah Jazz28Feb. 22, 2021HornetsHouston Rockets28Feb. 1, 2021ThunderUtah Jazz27Dec. 3, 2021CelticsGolden State Warriors27May 8, 2021ThunderBrooklyn Nets27Feb. 15, 2021KingsHouston Rockets27April 7, 2019Suns In NBA playoffs history, there have been a number of elite three-point shooting teams that have used the long-distance shot to create postseason magic.The 2015-2016 Cleveland Cavaliers have the record for most threes in a playoff game, hitting 25 in Game 2 of their second-round series against the Atlanta Hawks.The Cavaliers almost broke their own record a year later as they made 24 3-pointers in NBA Finals matchup against the Golden State Warriors. Cleveland's 24 3-pointers however, is an NBA Finals record.Instances of NBA teams making 22 3s or moreTeam3-pointersDateOpponentCleveland Cavaliers25May 4, 2016HawksCleveland Cavaliers24June 9. 2017WarriorsHouston Rockets23Aug 5, 2020ThunderBoston Celtics22May 15. 2022BucksDallas Mavericks22April 18, 2022JazzMilwaukee Bucks22May 24, 2021HeatHouston Rockets22Sept. 6, 2020LakersL.A. Clippers22Aug. 25 2020MavericksToronto Raptors22Aug. 23 Devin Funchess Jersey 2020NetsDenver Nuggets22Aug. 17 2020JazzToronto Raptors22Aug. 17 2020NetsHouston Rockets22May 1, 2017Spurs