Since coming to the Los Angeles Lakers in February’s blockbuster Russell Westbrook trade, shooting guard Malik Beasley has struggled mightily.
He came into Tuesday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans shooting a paltry 37% from the field and 32.6% from 3-point range in 12 contests with Los Angeles.
But Beasley broke out in a huge way against the Pelicans.
He shot 7-of-10 from beyond the arc in the first half to propel the Lakers to a 75-40 halftime lead, and he finished with 24 points on 8-of-16 overall shooting and 7-of-12 from downtown in their 123-108 win.
In doing so, Beasley made Lakers history as only their third player to ever hit seven triples in one half.
Malik Beasley is only the third Laker in history to make 7 threes in a single half:
Kobe Bryant (8 3PM, 2003)
Glen Rice (7 3PM, 1999)
Malik Beasley (7 3PM, 2023) pic.twitter.com/2azSyuEP9Z— NBA History (@NBAHistory) March 15, 2023
Across Twitter, fans were amazed at his red-hot performance.
All Lakers fans to Malik Beasley #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/r4GgrPJP4i
— Christian🏝️ (@QuietStrom_) March 15, 2023
Malik Beasley finally caught fire
— LuckyGenius (@BTIWY15) March 15, 2023
I guess Malik Beasley is now up there with guys like Kobe and Magic for dragging LA to the play-in.
— JalenWilliamsFanClub (@RandomNBAMuse) March 15, 2023
Malik Beasley really SPLASHED 7 3️⃣s in a matter of 17 minutes. Truly was a beautiful and exciting thing to watch 💜💛🔥🔥🔥
— Jeezy Calderon (@jeezycalderon) March 15, 2023
No more Malik Beasley slander ‼️
— GRAND RISING (@BAM_DVS) March 15, 2023
I told everybody not to worry about Malik Beasley. pic.twitter.com/oCZ55uyPVG
— EerieDawgs (@216SuperBrowns) March 15, 2023
Malik Beasley finally broke out of his slump
— Le5-6 (@deepyy_) March 15, 2023
Finally, Malik Beasley with his best game in the purple and gold. Hope this will be the start.
— Vando 4 DPOY (@wooooooo1988) March 15, 2023
This is what Malik Beasley does!! What a performance 🙌
— Ankush Chawhan (@ankushchawhan44) March 15, 2023
Malik Beasley in the first half pic.twitter.com/nxtU4A9Uwn
— sct💫 (@scottsucks_) March 15, 2023
Malik Beasley is definitely a streaky shooter but he can really shoot it
Most importantly he’s always gonna be guarded out there and provide spacing for others
— Ralph Mason (@Ralph_MasonJr) March 15, 2023
