OAKLAND, Calif. — Amid their record-breaking march, the Golden State Warriors have made more 3-pointers this season than any other team in N.B.A. history. The ability to launch shots from intergalactic ZIP codes seems like a requirement for employment. Stephen Curry has gotten so good at it that he has somehow made the halfcourt heave look passé.

But on a team cluttered with long-distance technicians, Festus Ezeli counts himself as a member of a smaller, less renowned group — a group that has largely resisted the seductive pull of the 3-point line. These guys are like Bolshoi dancers who cannot stand on their tippy toes or veterinarians who are allergic to cats.

Meet the Warriors’ curiously subdued 2-point crew.

“I know my role,” said Ezeli, a reserve center and layup specialist who has not so much as sniffed the 3-point line in three N.B.A. seasons, “and that is not it. I love certainty. I love dunking.”

Not so long ago, the slam dunk dominated sports highlight shows. But as the Warriors (72-9) prepare for their regular-season finale Wednesday against the Memphis Grizzlies — and for an opportunity to eclipse the record they now share with the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls for the most victories in a single season — they continue to push the 3-point shot into the spotlight.