He went from making three 3s in 1987-88 to 82 in …

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Sikma, like Gasol, was winning all the team’s shooting games in practice (Sikma was a career 84.9 percent foul shooter and led the league at 92.2 percent in 1987-88), so they finally realized he should shoot some of them in a game. He went from making three 3s in 1987-88 to 82 in 1988-89. The league’s other players listed as centers by Basketball-Reference that season made 88 3s … combined.

New York Times

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