NBA Game Notes (Feb. 3, 2023)

Here are the NBA game notes for games that were played on February 3, 2023.

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Buddy Hield had 21 points, 10 rebonds, and six assists as the Indiana Pacers held on for a 107-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Hield shot 8-15 from the field, including 5-9 from 3-point range.

Hield made a 3-pointer with 35 seconds remaining in the first quarter to reach 200 for the season. He’s the fifth player in NBA history to make 200 or more 3-pointers in at least five straight seasons:

• 7 — Stephen Curry (2012-13 to 2018-19)

• 7 — Klay Thompson (2012-13 to 2018-19)

• 6 — James Harden (2014-15 to 2019-20)

• 6 — Damian Lillard (2015-16 to 2020-21)

• 5 — Budy Hield (2018-19 to 2022-23)

Hield leads the NBA with 204 3-pointers made this season, 20 more than the next-closest player (Anfernee Simons, 184). He needs to make 26 more 3-pointers this season to claim the franchise single-season record:

• 229 — Reggie Miller, 1996-97

• 210 — Paul George, 2015-16

• 204 — Buddy Hield, 2022-23

Hield has made at least five 3-pointers in 22 games this season, the most such games in the NBA. His 128 career games with at least 3-pointers made rank fifth in NBA history:

• 312 — Stephen Curry

• 174 — James Harden

• 151 — Damian Lillard

• 132 — Klay Thompson

• 128 — Buddy Hield

The Kings’ Domantas Sabonis recorded his league-leading 40th triple-double of the season in the loss, tallying 15 points, 16 rebounds, and six assists. It’s the eighth time he’s recorded at least 15 points, 15 rebounds, and five assists in a game this season, the most such games in the NBA.