‘Ridiculous’: Patty Mills breaks NBA three-point shooting streak

Patty Mills has got off to the perfect start with the Brooklyn Nets and his sensational shooting has seen him break an NBA record.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 08: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Patty Mills #8 of the Brooklyn Nets in action against the Milwaukee Bucks at Barclays Center on October 08, 2021 in New York City. The Nets defeated the Bucks 119-115. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Patty Mills has made NBA history, becoming the first player ever to start a season shooting a perfect 10 three-pointers from as many attempts.

The Australian achieved the feat in the Brooklyn Nets’ comeback 114-109 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday (AEDT).

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Nets star Kevin Durant led the charge with 37 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists as he notched up the 13th triple-double of his career to secure his team’s first win of the season.

Mills carried on where he left off in Brooklyn’s opening match against the Milwaukee Bucks, in which he nailed seven three-pointers — giving him 21 points for the match and a 100 per cent conversion rate from three-point range.

The 33-year-old’s hot streak continued in the game against Philadelphia, where he drained three shots from beyond the arc to keep his perfect shooting record to start the season intact.

He finished with 11 points, two rebounds and two assists but it was his perfect three-point shooting that captured the attention of fans and statisticians.

.@Patty_Mills might not ever miss from deep again 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/jROmslyE1y

— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) October 23, 2021

In fact, he broke his own record from the start of the 2013-14 season when he was playing for the San Antonio Spurs, which he began with eight consecutive three-pointers without missing.

Before that, the last time a player started a season with eight straight three-pointers was in the 1997-98 season.

Patty Mills is on fire right now. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Viewers were on the edge of their seats as Mills kept his incredible shooting accuracy from long range going against Philadelphia.

The TV commentator was delirious as Mills nailed a wide open three-pointer at Wells Fargo Center.

“Does the streak continue?,” he asked, before exclaiming: “Yes it does! Patty Mills is not human!”.

Patty Mills (3-3 from deep tonight) became the first player in NBA history to open a season 10-10 from three.

The only other player to make 8 straight to start a season since 1997-98 was Mills in [e-mail]/OEiQ1JOIZG

— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) October 23, 2021

Patty Mills: first player in NBA history to be 10 for 10 on 3's in a season's first two games.

— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) October 23, 2021

Patty Mills is now 10-for-10 from downtown as a Net through 2 regular season games. Ridiculous.

— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) October 23, 2021

Originally published as ‘Ridiculous’: Patty Mills breaks NBA three-point shooting streak