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The Forgotten Box Score Series: Donyell Marshall Hits 12 Threes

Tyler Key

ORLANDO, FL - MARCH 30: Donyell Marshall #42 of the Toronto Raptors stands on the court during the game against the Orlando Magic on March 30, 2005 at TD Waterhouse Centre in Orlando, Florida. The Magic won 108-96. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2005 NBAE (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)

Marshall’s Mind-Blowing Night Was Even More Improbable Than You Think

Nowadays in the NBA it is a three-point shooting league. Players have never chucked up more shots from beyond the arc, including power forwards and centers. The first player to ever make 12+ threes in a single game was back in 2003, when Kobe Bryant shot 12/18 from beyond the arc in a win over Seattle. Since then, a  player making 12+ threes in a single game has only happened five times:

Very clearly, one of these performances is not like the others. While Curry, Thompson, and LaVine are all high-volume shooting guards, Marshall is the lone big man on this list. On top of this, when the Splash Brothers and LaVine had their record-breaking nights, their respective teams were averaging over 31 three-point attempts per game. When Donyell Marshall had his magnificent shooting night for Toronto, they were shooting just 20.5 three-pointers a night. The other huge difference between Marshall’s night and the others’… He had his historic game coming off of the bench.

38 Points (12/19 3FGs), 10 Rebounds, and 3 Assists Off of the Bench

On March 13th, 2005, Philadelphia and Toronto faced off and NBA stars like Allen Iverson, Chris Webber, and Chris Bosh all took the court. Chris Bosh lead the Toronto starting unit, scoring 25, adding 10 boards and 5 assists. Morris Peterson also had a near triple-double with 20/8/8 for the Raptors and Allen Iverson dropped 32 points for Philadelphia, but it was Donyell Marshall who made headlines after Toronto’s 128-110 victory. Marshall made his first out of twelve three-pointers at the 4:11 mark in the 1st quarter. He added three more from deep all before even hitting the 2-minute mark left in the first and his miraculous night was off and running.

Marshall shot 4/4 from beyond the arc in the first, 2/5 in the second, 1/1 in the third (playing just 1:10 minutes), and 5/9 from deep in the 4th. He hit 10 of his 12 threes from the corner and all of his made threes came off of assists from his teammates. Donyell Marshall finished with a career-high, 38 points. The former 4th overall pick was never an all-star and averaged just 0.9 made threes per game for his career, but will forever stay etched into the NBA history books as one of the few players to ever make 12+ threes in an NBA game.

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