Who was the first player with 8 3PM in an NBA Finals game?

Ray Allen makes eight threes, setting a new record for most in an NBA Finals game that held until Steph Curry broke it with nine in 2018.

Interpreted as:

Who was the first player with 8 or more 3PM in an NBA Finals game?

		NAME	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM	OPP	3PM	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FT%	TOV	FGM	FGA	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	PF
1		Ray Allen	6/6/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	BOS	@ LAL	8	44	32	3	2	0	0	55.0	100.0	2	11	20	11	72.7	2	2	3
2		Stephen Curry	6/3/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	vs. CLE	9	38	33	7	8	1	0	42.3	100.0	5	11	26	17	52.9	2	2	3

StatMuse has game-level data for three-pointers going back to the 1980 Finals.

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.4

Maxey

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

32.3

Antetokounmpo

RPG Leaders

14.2

Sabonis

13.7

Wembanyama

13.2

Jokić

APG Leaders

11.3

Jokić

9.8

Ball

9.6

Cunningham

SPG Leaders

2.7

Wallace

2.5

Daniels

2.5

Leonard

BPG Leaders

4.7

Wembanyama

2.4

Kalkbrenner

2.3

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.6

Maxey

4.4

Curry

4.0

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

82.8

Kalkbrenner

80.5

Green

78.6

Kessler

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.6

122.7

121.1

119.3

119.2

119.0

DRtg Rankings

106.4

108.2

111.1

111.4

111.7

111.8

NetRtg Rankings

12.9

12.6

11.0

10.0

6.5

6.0

Tank Leaderboard

0-7

1-6

2-5

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

432.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

418.6

Antetokounmpo

400.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

433

Gilgeous-Alexander

429.5

Antetokounmpo

414

Maxey

USG% Leaders

34.9

Antetokounmpo

34.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

33.8

Brown

MPG Leaders

42.0

Maxey

38.7

Edgecombe

37.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Antetokounmpo

1.87

Wembanyama

1.78

Jokić

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Antetokounmpo

1.87

Jokić

1.80

Wembanyama

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1-1

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

1-6

2-6

2-5

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	8	0	1.000
2	Spurs	5	1	.833	2.0
3	Lakers	6	2	.750	2.0
4	Nuggets	4	2	.667	3.0
5	Rockets	4	2	.667	3.0
6	Warriors	5	3	.625	3.0

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Bulls	6	1	.857
2	76ers	5	2	.714	1.0
3	Pistons	5	2	.714	1.0
4	Bucks	5	3	.625	1.5
5	Heat	4	3	.571	2.0
6	Knicks	4	3	.571	2.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 10/20	HOU	@	OKC	124-125
Mon 10/20	GSW	@	LAL	119-109
Tue 10/21	CLE	@	NYK	111-119
Tue 10/21	BKN	@	CHA	117-136
Tue 10/21	MIA	@	ORL	121-125

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/5	PHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 11/5	BKN	@	IND	7:00 PM
Wed 11/5	UTA	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 11/5	WAS	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 11/5	MIN	@	NYK	7:30 PM