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

33.7

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.1

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

69.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.5

111.0

112.2

112.6

113.3

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-30

8-29

8-28

9-25

11-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,724.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-11

20-13-1

21-14

21-15

Worst Record ATS

12-25

12-24

14-20

15-21

15-20

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	7.0
7	Heat	20	16	.556	7.0
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	17.0
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	21.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.0
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.0
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	6.5
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	15	20	.429	14.0
11	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
12	Mavericks	13	23	.361	16.5
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	28	.222	21.5
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	22.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/4	LAC	@	MEM	98-107
Thu 12/4	PHI	@	MIL	116-101
Thu 12/4	PHX	@	HOU	98-117
Thu 12/4	DAL	@	OKC	111-132
Fri 12/5	NOP	@	BKN	101-119

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	CLE	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	ORL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	SAS	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Tue 1/6	MIA	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM