The Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors combined to attempt 86 3-pointers during Game 1 of The NBA Finals. Just about half of all shots came from deep, indicative of a league-wide trend over the last few seasons.
During the regular season, the Celtics took 42.5% of their attempts from deep, the eighth-highest across the league. Golden State was second with 45.6% bombing away from deep. Both teams have the personnel to make such a style work for them. The Splash Brothers, along with Jordan Poole and competent role players from deep, buoy the Warriors’ attack.