The Philadelphia 76ers took on the Jazz in Utah on Saturday night. As the team faced the music in their first matchup of a new four-game Western road trip, the Sixers saw one of their own reach another personal career milestone.
Paul George rose for a three in the third quarter, and as it hit the bottom of the net, becoming the 2,291 of his career, George had made history as he overtook the ninth spot on the NBA’s all-time list of three-pointers made.
George tied Vince Carter, 2290, earlier in the night for the tenth most made threes in NBA history. With this shot, George would take sole possession of that spot, beginning the hunt for the eighth spot in NBA history, where former Sixer Kyle Korver currently sits with 2450.
George is still finding his footing in Philadelphia this season, at least offensively. He’s overcome a rash of early-season injuries, both to himself and his teammates, and has been a star defensively, but the offense, including his shooting, remains a work in progress.
Between the Sixers’ game in Charlotte, when he passed Jason Terry to become 10th on the all-time list, George had only made one three per game, which led to the crawl between accomplishments that was only eight made threes in distance.
