Given the way that NBA has emphasized three pointers (last year saw a record amount of threes attempted around the league) it was inevitable that the Wizards' record for most threes made in a game was going to fall at some point. That said, we shouldn't be quick to dismiss last night's performance, for a few reasons.

Here's the Wizards shot chart on threes from last night, via @ESPNStatsInfo:

The Wizards made a franchise record 18 3-pointers in their win tonight pic.twitter.com/Ep2OMX6A97 — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 7, 2013

The old record was set in 2008, when the Wizards made 17 threes in a overtime loss to the Lakers, the last of which was made by Caron Butler in dramatic fashion. Remarkably enough, the Wizards actually finished 29th in three point percentage that season, but found a way to make it click against that year's eventual champs. Since then, the Wizards struggles with finding good marksmen from deep has been well noted here and elsewhere, but finally, the Wizards have a squad that can force teams to guard the perimeter.