Two weeks ago, the Chicago Bulls and Charlotte Hornets set a record for three-point futility, combining to miss 75 three-point attempts. Monday, the two teams needed an overtime period but matched the 75 misses in a 115-108 Bulls win.
The Bulls shot 18-of-60 from behind the three-point arc, while the Hornets went 10-of-43. Chicago’s 42 missed three-pointers are tied for the sixth-most in NBA history. They missed 42 threes in a 143-107 loss to the Houston Rockets on Nov. 17, while they were on the winning end of a Dec. 19 game where the Boston Celtics missed 42 threes in a 117-108 Bulls win.
This is the second-most missed three-pointers by a winning team after a 2019 game where the Houston Rockets were 25-of-68 on threes in an overtime win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
But in a game dominated by missed outside shots, there was a remarkable amount of clutch triples down the stretch. Miles Bridges (2-of-13 on threes Monday) sent the game to OT with a difficult late three.
