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 2024-25 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.4

Antetokounmpo

29.6

Jokić

RPG Leaders

13.9

Sabonis

12.8

Towns

12.7

Jokić

APG Leaders

11.6

Young

10.2

Jokić

9.2

Haliburton

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

1.8

Jokić

1.8

Wallace

BPG Leaders

2.4

Kessler

2.0

Turner

1.9

Lopez

3PM Leaders

4.4

Curry

4.1

Edwards

3.9

Beasley

TS% Leaders

72.4

Allen

70.3

Duren

68.7

Gobert

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.7

120.6

120.3

119.9

118.5

117.7

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.6

110.3

110.8

111.1

111.5

NetRtg Rankings

12.8

9.5

9.4

5.1

4.7

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

18-64

19-63

21-61

24-58

26-56

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,501.4

Jokić

4,108.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

3,845.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,748.5

Jokić

4,101.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

3,974.5

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

34.9

Antetokounmpo

34.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

33.2

Cunningham

MPG Leaders

37.6

Hart

37.3

Booker

37.0

Bridges

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.75

Jokić

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.58

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.85

Jokić

1.74

Antetokounmpo

1.58

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2024-25 Betting

Best Record ATS

65-38-2

48-32-2

54-37

46-36

49-39-1

47-39-1

Worst Record ATS

29-52-1

31-50-1

34-47-1

35-47

36-46-1

37-44-1

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	68	14	.829
2	Rockets	52	30	.634	16.0
3	Lakers	50	32	.610	18.0
4	Nuggets	50	32	.610	18.0
5	Clippers	50	32	.610	18.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	19.0

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Cavaliers	64	18	.780
2	Celtics	61	21	.744	3.0
3	Knicks	51	31	.622	13.0
4	Pacers	50	32	.610	14.0
5	Bucks	48	34	.585	16.0
6	Pistons	44	38	.537	20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 3/30	UTA	@	CHA	106-110
Sun 3/30	BOS	@	MEM	117-103
Sun 3/30	CHI	@	OKC	117-145
Sun 3/30	BKN	@	DAL	113-109
Sun 3/30	HOU	@	LAL	98-104

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/21	HOU	@	OKC	7:30 PM
Tue 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Wed 10/22	CLE	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 10/22	BKN	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 10/22	MIA	@	ORL	7:00 PM