most three pointers made by a team in the first 20 games in a season

The New Orleans Hornets sank the most threes by a team in their first 20 games, with 98 three-pointers in 2002-03.

	TEAM	3PM	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Hornets	98	2002-03	20	245.0	95.8	42.3	22.7	8.9	4.3	36.4	82.2	44.2	12.8	38.3	18.2	24.3	74.9	51.6	12.9	29.4	14.1	4,900	1,916	845	453	178	85	281	425
2	Raptors	91	1995-96	20	241.3	98.8	40.4	24.7	8.3	5.9	36.7	78.4	46.8	13.5	33.7	20.8	27.9	74.7	54.5	12.8	27.7	19.2	4,825	1,975	808	494	166	117	383	532
3	Grizzlies	71	1995-96	20	241.3	91.4	36.4	19.3	8.4	3.8	34.4	77.6	44.4	10.4	34.1	19.0	27.7	68.7	50.9	12.1	24.3	16.2	4,825	1,827	728	385	168	76	324	482
4	Clippers	31	1979-80	20	240.0	106.9	43.9	19.7	7.9	2.8	42.8	91.4	46.8	5.2	29.8	19.9	26.8	74.1	51.8			17.7	4,800	2,138	877	393	158	56	354	440
5	Hornets	24	1988-89	20	241.3	103.0	41.0	26.7	8.8	2.9	40.8	88.9	45.8	3.7	32.9	20.3	26.5	76.6	51.2	12.9	28.1	16.9	4,825	2,060	820	533	176	57	338	513
6	Timberwolves	22	1989-90	20	243.8	94.8	39.6	22.0	9.7	3.4	36.5	83.5	43.7	4.3	25.9	20.7	27.0	76.5	49.7	14.9	24.7	13.8	4,875	1,895	791	439	194	67	276	501
7	Nuggets	22	1979-80	20	242.5	104.6	48.2	24.2	7.9	3.8	40.0	88.4	45.3	2.6	43.1	23.5	33.7	69.7	50.7	15.2	33.0	19.2	4,850	2,092	964	484	157	75	383	478
8	Celtics	21	1979-80	20	241.3	116.1	48.0	28.9			45.6	90.0	50.7	3.5	30.0	23.8	31.1	76.7	56.0			20.6	4,825	2,321	960	578			411	512
9	Magic	18	1989-90	20	242.5	109.8	47.7	23.2	8.1	3.8	40.8	90.1	45.3	3.4	26.5	27.4	35.7	76.6	51.9	16.8	31.0	19.1	4,850	2,195	954	463	161	76	382	496
10	SuperSonics	15	1979-80	20	240.0	104.3	47.9	24.9	8.0	6.2	43.0	90.9	47.3	2.2	34.9	17.7	25.3	69.9	51.1	15.4	32.5	18.3	4,800	2,086	957	498	160	123	365	452
11	Bulls	15	1979-80	20	243.8	105.2	43.0	24.2	9.8	3.7	40.2	88.1	45.7	3.2	23.4	24.1	30.6	78.7	51.8	13.8	29.3	18.7	4,875	2,104	860	484	196	73	373	523
12	Spurs	13	1979-80	20	242.5	119.6	45.4	29.1	9.9	3.7	48.1	97.1	49.5	2.2	29.5	22.8	28.5	80.0	54.5			19.9	4,850	2,391	908	581	197	73	398	509
13	Bullets	13	1979-80	20	241.3	105.7	48.3	27.7			43.1	93.4	46.2			18.8	25.1	74.9	50.6				4,825	2,113	966	553				438
14	Pacers	13	1979-80	20	246.3	109.7	44.9	24.1			44.7	95.5	46.8			19.7	26.0	75.7	51.3				4,925	2,194	897	481				502
15	Mavericks	12	1980-81	20	240.0	97.7	41.9	20.8		3.6	38.0	84.7	44.9	2.4	25.5	21.1	28.8	73.4	50.2			19.9	4,800	1,954	838	416		72	397	493
16	Bucks	12	1979-80	20	242.5	113.9	44.6	28.5	10.9	6.7	46.6	94.5	49.3			20.1	26.2	76.9	53.7				4,850	2,278	891	570	218	134		486
17	Heat	11	1988-89	20	241.3	93.2	43.7	21.0	9.3	4.9	37.9	89.1	42.5	2.6	21.6	17.0	25.2	67.3	46.5	18.1	25.7	19.5	4,825	1,864	874	419	186	98	390	538
18	Knicks	11	1979-80	20	242.5	116.6	44.8	28.3			47.3	95.1	49.8			21.4	29.0	73.9	54.1				4,850	2,331	896	566				542
19	Cavaliers	11	1979-80	20	240.0	116.5	43.5	24.3		4.5	46.9	100.5	46.6	2.8	19.6	22.3	28.8	77.3	51.5	15.0	28.5		4,800	2,330	869	485		89		530
20	Suns	10	1979-80	20	241.3	105.0	43.5	26.9	10.1	3.8	41.4	86.8	47.7	2.5	20.4	21.7	29.3	74.1	52.7	13.5	30.0	21.0	4,825	2,100	869	537	202	75	419	469
21	Pistons	8	1979-80	20	240.0	109.7	46.5	23.7			44.4	91.6	48.5			20.5	28.4	72.0	52.7				4,800	2,193	929	473				465
22	Nets	8	1979-80	20	240.0	100.4	46.7	24.5			39.2	90.7	43.2			21.6	27.5	78.7	48.8				4,800	2,008	933	490				514
23	Jazz	8	1979-80	20	241.3	100.5	40.5	21.6		3.5	40.8	85.3	47.9	1.1	38.1	18.5	23.9	77.2	52.4				4,825	2,009	809	432		70		491
24	Warriors	7	1979-80	20	243.8	104.3	45.3	23.3	10.2	3.6	43.4	90.6	47.8	1.7	21.2	17.2	23.1	74.5	51.7	14.9	30.4	17.6	4,875	2,085	905	466	204	71	351	479
25	Rockets	7	1979-80	20	242.5	113.3	46.7	23.6	10.8	4.5	44.4	94.1	47.2			24.1	31.4	76.9	52.5				4,850	2,265	933	472	216	89		480

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21.5

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RPG

7.1

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APG

3.8

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

21st

DRTG

118.9

25th

NETRTG

-4.5

21st

3P%

34.7

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	IND	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

26 - 56

126

Final

132

Timberwolves

49 - 33

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

The New Orleans Hornets sank the most threes by a team in their first 20 games, with 98 three-pointers in 2002-03.

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