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Wizards seeing big and unexpected upswing in 3-point shooting

Wizards seeing big and unexpected upswing in 3-point shooting

Wizards seeing big upswing in 3-point shooting originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington

WASHINGTON — Apparently, sometimes zero minus two equals four. Since the trade deadline, the Wizards have seen a sharp reversal of their season-long difficulties making threes and, rather amazingly, right after Davis Bertans and Bradley Beal left the rotation.

Bertans and Beal were the most accomplished 3-point shooters on the Wizards for the majority of this season, all while the team has collectively averaged a league-worst 10.3 threes per game and has ranked 26th in percentage (33.2). But since Bertans was traded and Beal’s season was cut short due to injury, those remaining on the roster have caught fire as a group.

Over their last seven games since the trade deadline, the Wizards have averaged 12.7 threes made per game while shooting 40.5%, good for second in the NBA during that stretch. These seven games include an outburst of 17 threes against the Pacers on Feb. 16 and another with 16…

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