first nba player to make 9 three pointers in a playoff game

Rex Chapman hit 9 three-pointers in Game 1 of the 1997 First Round versus the Seattle SuperSonics on April 25, 1997.

Interpreted as:
first NBA player to make 9 or more three pointers in a playoff game
NAME DATE 3PM TM OPP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
4/25/1997
9
PHX PHX
@
SEA SEA
41
42
4
2
0
0
12
22
54.5
17
52.9
9
12
75.0
77.0
1
3
2
1
+5
2 Vince Carter
V. Carter
5/11/2001
9
TOR TOR
vs
PHI PHI
45
50
6
7
1
4
19
29
65.5
13
69.2
3
3
100.0
82.5
3
3
1
3
+24
3 Ray Allen
R. Allen
6/1/2001
9
MIL MIL
vs
PHI PHI
43
41
2
4
3
0
12
25
48.0
13
69.2
8
8
100.0
71.9
0
2
2
4
+9
4 Ray Allen
R. Allen
4/30/2009
9
BOS BOS
@
CHI CHI
59
51
5
3
3
0
18
32
56.3
18
50.0
6
7
85.7
72.7
2
3
3
1
+1
5 Jason Terry
J. Terry
5/8/2011
9
DAL DAL
vs
LAL LAL
25
32
1
4
0
1
11
14
78.6
10
90.0
1
2
50.0
107.5
0
1
3
2
+29
6 Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
5/28/2016
11
GSW GSW
@
OKC OKC
40
41
4
0
1
1
14
31
45.2
18
61.1
2
2
100.0
64.3
1
3
1
4
+16
7 Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
5/26/2018
9
GSW GSW
vs
HOU HOU
39
35
6
2
4
0
13
23
56.5
14
64.3
0
0
76.1
2
4
1
1
+32
8 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
6/3/2018
9
GSW GSW
vs
CLE CLE
38
33
7
8
1
0
11
26
42.3
17
52.9
2
2
100.0
61.4
1
6
5
3
+19
9 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
4/23/2019
10
POR POR
vs
OKC OKC
45
50
7
6
3
1
17
33
51.5
18
55.6
6
8
75.0
68.5
2
5
6
2
+9
10 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
5/14/2019
9
GSW GSW
vs
POR POR
35
36
6
7
1
0
12
23
52.2
15
60.0
3
3
100.0
74.0
1
5
1
3
+10
11 Jamal Murray
J. Murray
8/23/2020
9
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
43
50
11
7
0
1
18
31
58.1
15
60.0
5
5
100.0
75.3
4
7
0
2
+5
12 Jamal Murray
J. Murray
8/30/2020
9
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
43
50
5
6
0
0
17
24
70.8
12
75.0
7
9
77.8
89.4
1
4
5
5
+12
13 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
8/30/2020
9
UTA UTA
vs
DEN DEN
40
44
6
5
3
0
14
25
56.0
13
69.2
7
7
100.0
78.3
2
4
4
1
+2
14 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
5/24/2021
9
POR POR
@
DEN DEN
42
42
4
10
0
1
11
24
45.8
16
56.3
11
13
84.6
70.7
0
4
3
1
-16
15 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
6/1/2021
12
POR POR
@
DEN DEN
52
55
6
10
1
3
17
24
70.8
17
70.6
9
10
90.0
96.8
1
5
1
0
+2
16 Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
6/16/2021
9
UTA UTA
vs
LAC LAC
39
32
3
0
0
0
10
20
50.0
17
52.9
3
4
75.0
73.5
0
3
3
4
-6
17 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
6/18/2021
9
UTA UTA
@
LAC LAC
40
39
9
9
1
0
12
27
44.4
15
60.0
6
9
66.7
63.0
1
8
2
3
-9
18 Donte DiVincenzo
D. DiVincenzo
5/19/2024
9
NYK NYK
vs
IND IND
41
39
4
1
2
0
11
21
52.4
15
60.0
8
10
80.0
76.8
1
3
4
1
-20
19 Gary Trent Jr.
G. Trent Jr.
4/25/2025
9
MIL MIL
vs
IND IND
34
37
3
0
4
0
11
16
68.8
12
75.0
6
7
85.7
97.0
0
3
0
1
+20
20 Buddy Hield
B. Hield
5/4/2025
9
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
37
33
3
3
1
2
12
15
80.0
11
81.8
0
0
110.0
1
2
0
1
+17
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ORTG

116.2

10th

DRTG

119.3

28th

NETRTG

-3.1

23rd

3P%

37.8

3rd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
9
Kings Kings
40
42
.488
28.0
10
Mavericks Mavericks
39
43
.476
29.0
11
Suns Suns
36
46
.439
32.0
12
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
36
46
.439
32.0
13
Spurs Spurs
34
48
.415
34.0
Last Game
SAC Kings

40 - 42

109

Final

98

PHX Suns

36 - 46

Sun 13 Apr 2025

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
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5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM