Buddy Hield’s first NBA game against the Thunder did not go well for the rookie from OU. Hield scored 11 points but made just two of eight 3-point shots. And then things didn’t go better in later games against OKC.
Five points on 1-of-3 3-point shooting. Two points on 0-of-3 3-point shooting. Three games against the Thunder, 18 points total on 3-of-14 shooting from deep.
Those days are long gone.
Hield made seven of 14 3-point shots Wednesday night in Sacramento’s 132-113 loss to the Thunder. Hield scored a career high 37 points. In three games against OKC this season, Hield has averaged 26.