The NBA's 3-Point Revolution

Let me pull up the scoring trends from 2003 to 2022.

There's been a massive scoring explosion. Games averaged around 195 combined points in the mid-2000s, but by 2022 that jumped to over 225 points per game. That's roughly 30 more points per game - a 15% increase in two decades.

The 3-point shot. Let me show you how dramatically the game has changed.

In 2003, only 18% of all shots were 3-pointers. By 2020, that number hit 40% - more than doubling in just 17 years. The inflection point was around 2013, after which the rate accelerated dramatically. This is the defining transformation of modern basketball.

Here's how teams have embraced the 3-point revolution in recent seasons:

Utah leads at 47% - nearly half their shots are 3-pointers. Golden State and Dallas follow at 45%. Even the least 3-point-heavy teams are still above 35%. The entire league has shifted - there's no going back to the mid-range era.

Let me show you the all-time 3-point leaders:

Stephen Curry is in a league of his own with over 4,000 made 3-pointers - almost 1,000 more than James Harden in second place. What makes Curry's record even more impressive is his 42.3% accuracy from deep. He didn't just shoot more 3s than anyone in history, he made them at an elite rate. He's the face of the revolution, and he may never be caught.