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    On target! Brazil on fire from long range with 17 three-pointers

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    Brazil lit it up in the first half and rode the wave to an important win

    The 17 threes makes the Top 10 all-time list in the Olympics for Brazil, while Japan were not far behind with 16 in this game.

    LILLE (France) - Brazil were red hot from beyond the arc to start against Japan, ending the game in the all-time record books for three-pointers made.

    More importantly, their three-point shooting helped them claim a big enough victory to clinch a spot in the Quarter-Finals as one of the two best third-placed teams in each Group.

    The South American squad knocked down 17 three-pointers in total on just 28 attempts - an uber-efficient 61 percent three-point shooting ratio.

    Most three-pointers team in single game all-time at the Olympics

    Rank

    Team

    Date

    Opposition

    3P Made

    1

    USA

    Aug 2, 2012

    Nigeria

    29

    2

    Lithuania

    Aug 28, 2004

    USA

    21

    3

    USA

    Aug 6, 2012

    Argentina

    20

     

    USA

    July 31, 2012

    Czechia

    20

    5

    USA

    Aug 8, 2012

    Australia

    19

     

    USA

    July 28, 2021

    Iran

    19

    7

    Italy

    Aug 27, 2004

    Lithuania

    18

     

    USA

    Aug 10, 2012

    Argentina

    18

     

    USA

    July 28, 2024

    Serbia

    18

    10

    Brazil*

    Aug 2, 2024

    Japan

    17

     

    USA

    Aug 10, 2016

    Australia

    17

     

    Argentina

    Aug 13, 2016

    Brazil

    17

     

    Nigeria

    Aug 13, 2016

    Croatia

    17

     

    Nigeria

    July 28, 2021

    Germany

    17

     

    Australia

    Aug 3, 2021

    Argentina

    17

    The three-pointer was introduced as a statistic for the Olympics in 1988.

    It was clear from the start that Brazil were feeling good shooting from long range as they knocked down 11 three-pointers on 13 attempts (85 percent) in the first half taking a 55-44 lead going into halftime.

    Vitor Benite and Bruno Caboclo both made all three of their three-point attempts, Leo Meindl went 2-of-2, Lucas Dias and Yago Santos both knocked down their only shot while Georginho De Paula went 1-of-2 and Gui Santos missed his sole attempt.

    Brazil cooled down in the second half, but made enough to launch themselves in the Top 10 of the all-time record books and more importantly get them the win. Benite ended up leading the team with five three-pointers, while Caboclo finished with 4 made threes and zero misses.

    Japan fought back with their long range shooting as well, matching their Olympic-high of 16 three-pointers against France in this game. It was, however, not enough, to salvage a win.

    The two teams combined for 33 three-pointers, the joint second-most in a game at the Olympics (USA v Nigeria, 35 in 2012; Lithuania v Italy, 33 in 2004); this is however, the first time that both teams scored more than 15 3-pointers in a same game at the Olympics.

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