The Indiana Pacers are one of the most intriguing teams in the East this season. At 13-12, the Packers are third in the Central Division and sixth in the Eastern Conference. Earlier this week, Indiana beat the Warriors on the road 112-104. Rookie PG Andrew Nembrad was the star of the night, but one player had a record-breaking night of his own and seemed to go unnoticed.
Buddy Hield quietly became the second fastest player to make 1,500 career three-pointers. He was playing against an incredibly fast player, Steph Curry, the greatest shooter the league has ever seen. Hield had 17 points in the game, his team’s four three-pointers in the game. The 2016-17 All-Rookie leads the league in games played since the start of the 2018-19 season.
NBA betting sites have the Pacers (+30000) to win the Finals this season.
Buddy Hield leads @nba With three points made since the 2018-19 season.🎯 pic.twitter.com/5E0QPhqKR8
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) December 6, 2022
Hield becomes the second fastest to reach 1,500 career triples.
In 493 career games, Hield ranks 42nd on the all-time list of three pointers made. If he stays healthy and continues to have a dominant year for Indiana, he could easily crack the top 40 made by the end of this calendar year. Mike Conley is currently No. 40 with 1,521 career threes made. In Wednesday’s game against Minnesota, he had 26 points and seven more three-pointers.
Congratulations to Buddy Hield on his 1500 career triples. 🎯
He is the second fastest. @NBA A story to reach a milestone. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/kXcxTac674
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) December 6, 2022
He is No. 16 on the list of active players with three touchdowns and is the only active player in his 20s to have played fewer than 600 career games in the NBA. Hield used to break records for shooting threes. It’s his specialty with a 40 percent career chance from behind the arc. In the year In March 2021, Hield was the fastest to 1,000 with three career hits in his 350th game.
Hield has started all 25 games for the Pacers this season and plays the second-most minutes per game (31.8) behind Tyrus Halliburton. He is one of four players averaging more than 17.2 points per game for the team. Indiana is a team that could rock the playoffs and give the top seed a run for their money.
