Danilo Gallinari — off the bench — puts together record shooting night for Hawks

Danilo Gallinari set an Atlanta Hawks franchise record for three-pointers made, and he didn’t even start the game.

The 12th-year NBA veteran scored 38 points in 33 minutes off the bench, nailing 13-of-16 shots from the field and 10-of-12 shots from behind the arc in Atlanta’s 127-112 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

The 10 three-pointers made are a Hawks franchise record, breaking the previous record of nine three-pointers made (Steve Smith in 1997).  He started out 7-of-7 on triples and had 24 points in the first half.

GALLO'S. NINTH. THREE. POINTER. 😱 pic.twitter.com/0aPlGhSgIs

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) February 25, 2021

🚨 Ten threes. That's a franchise record. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/GIiY1DhRHX

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) February 25, 2021

Trae Young (25 PTS) and Danilo Gallinari (24 PTS) are the first pair of @ATLHawks teammates to score 20+ PTS each in the first half since Al Harrington and Joe Johnson (24 PTS each) on Dec. 16, 2005. @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/GUOjqoZCBz

— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) February 25, 2021

Gallinari is just the third player in NBA history to make 10 three-pointers off the bench, joining J.R. Smith (who did it twice) and Donyell Marshall.

Danilo Gallinari tonight:

38 PTS
13-16 FG
10-12 3P

His 10 threes are the most ever in Hawks franchise history.

He joins JR Smith (2x) and Donyell Marshall as the only players in NBA history to hit 10+ threes off the bench. pic.twitter.com/VVO86XSTRT

— StatMuse (@statmuse) February 25, 2021

Making 10 threes in an NBA game is incredible. Making 10 threes off the bench is *really* incredible. And making 10 threes while just missing twice (good for an 83.3%)? That’s absolutely ridiculous.

What a shooting performance by Gallo.