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06-19-2021, 04:44 PM
In a November '82 contest at Madison Square Garden, Tripucka scored 35 points while shooting perfectly from the foul line and committing only one turnover: https://stathead.com/tiny/9530E
The Knicks put all of their home games on public TV for New York to see back then, so it's probably at least a million viewers for this game against Detroit.
Larry Bird got the line a bunch of times, but more notably most of them are in the late 80s near the end of his career. It seems clear that he improved his game just from a look at this. Other players who tore up the nets with the three included include Dale Ellis and Jeff Hornacek.
The Knicks put all of their home games on public TV for New York to see back then, so it's probably at least a million viewers for this game against Detroit.
Larry Bird got the line a bunch of times, but more notably most of them are in the late 80s near the end of his career. It seems clear that he improved his game just from a look at this. Other players who tore up the nets with the three included include Dale Ellis and Jeff Hornacek.