Warriors down Lakers behind historic 3-point shooting night - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — Three-point shooting has been synonymous with the Golden State Warriors over the past decade.

With two of the most prolific perimeter shooters in NBA history, it's part of their game plan every night. But it doesn't always work. Against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, though, it was their calling card in a 134-120 victory.

The Warriors shot 63.4% from 3 on 26-of-41 shooting, the best field goal percentage from distance in a game in NBA history (minimum 40 attempts), according to ESPN Stats & Information research. To put that in perspective, there have been more than 3,400 instances of a team taking at least 40 3-pointers in an NBA contest.

«That was the game, basically,» Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. «We made a million 3s… everybody got going. To shoot 63% from 3, that's crazy. We always try to shoot the lights out, but it doesn't always happen.»

The most eye-catching shooter was Draymond Green, who went 5-of-7 from beyond the arc and finished with 15 points. Stephen Curry made 6-for-6 and Klay Thompson went 5-of-10, while Andrew Wiggins and Brandin Podziemski hit three apiece and Gary Payton II added two. The Warriors' 26 3s tied for their third most in a game in franchise history.

It was also just the second time that Green, Curry and Thompson hit at least 5 treys in the same game.

The Lakers have long been a team to sag off of Green. He said they are the most «egregious» in the league at that game plan. According to Second Spectrum, 4 of Green's made 3s were wide-open, meaning the closest defender was at least 6 feet away. That is tied for his most in a game this season.

With no Anthony Davis, the Lakers not only gave Green space but missed their assignments on Curry several times, leaving