LILLE (France) - The longer Patty Mills plays at the Olympics, the more the Australian guard leaves his mark on the game. And the Boomers star moved up two all-time leaderboards in Australia's opening game of Paris 2024: into fourth place for most three-pointers made and tied for fifth for most steals.
In scoring 19 points, Mills drained three three-pointers as Australia opened their Paris 2024 Olympics with a 92-80 win over Spain to give the Boomers star 71 career triples. That left Mills tied with fellow Boomers star Shane Heal for fourth place.
Most three-pointers made all-time at the Olympics
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The three-pointer was introduced as a statistic for the Olympics in 1988.
Mills also climbed the all-time steals list as he swiped two steals to give him 36 career steals. That moved Mills from seventh place coming into Paris 2024 past Dwyane Wade of USA, who had 35 steals; and pulled him even with LeBron James of USA.
Manu Ginobili of Argentina and Rudy Fernandez rank tied for third with 37 steals.
Most steals made all-time at the Olympics
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The steal was introduced as a statistic for the Olympics in 1996.
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