Bojan Bogdanovic was on one on Sunday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Utah Jazz sharpshooter was scorching hot from downtown, connecting on 11 three-pointers on the evening.
Check out Bogdanovic stroke it from deep, including what became the final nail in the coffin to give the Jazz the lead with his last three:
Career-high 9 THREES for Bojan!
Final minute on League Passhttps://t.co/oz9UCQxdQa pic.twitter.com/GpgVvM3Moi
— NBA (@NBA) March 7, 2022
🚨 MAKE THAT 11 THREES NOW FOR BOJAN 🚨
Watch: https://t.co/oz9UCQxdQa pic.twitter.com/15x1b4hEVF
— NBA (@NBA) March 7, 2022
The Jazz forward finished with 35 points but also locked up a rather impressive piece of three-point history that not even shooting icons like Stephen Curry or Reggie Miller ever did. Bojan Bogdanovic became the first player in NBA history to hit 11 threes without making a two-pointer. He took 19 shots on the night, with 18 of them being attempts from distance.
Article Continues BelowBojan Bogdanovic tonight:
35 PTS
11-19 FG
11-18 3PHe is the first player in NBA history to make 11+ threes in a game without making a two-pointer. pic.twitter.com/ahLkDb9Q3j
— StatMuse (@statmuse) March 7, 2022
Apparently, it was a blessing in disguise that he missed his only attempt from two-point range. While it's interesting that someone like Stephen Curry or maybe Ray Allen had never done this before, it's also probably because they've been much bigger parts of the team's offense during their respective primes. The pressure they faced running them off the line was likely much higher.
However, considering the still-ongoing boom of three-point shooting, that doesn't take away from how impressive it is that the Jazz swingman stands alone in this one for NBA history.