first nba player to record 2 3 pointer in a game

Don Buse had a record of 1-0 when making 2+ three-pointers against the Warriors on October 12, 1979.

Interpreted as:
first NBA player to record 2 or more 3 pointer in a game
NAME DATE REC 3PM TM OPP W% MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Don Buse
D. Buse
10/12/1979
1-0
2
PHX PHX
vs
GSW GSW
1.000
34
14
6
3
1
0
6
10
60.0
2
100.0
0
0
70.0
2
4
2
4
2 Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
10/12/1979
1-0
2
PHX PHX
vs
GSW GSW
1.000
38
25
1
8
1
0
7
17
41.2
2
100.0
9
10
90.0
58.4
1
0
3
1
3 Del Beshore
D. Beshore
10/14/1979
0-1
2
CHI CHI
@
PHX PHX
.000
27
13
2
6
2
0
5
11
45.5
3
66.7
1
1
100.0
56.8
1
1
2
1
4 Sam Smith
S. Smith
10/14/1979
0-1
2
CHI CHI
@
PHX PHX
.000
12
10
1
2
0
1
3
6
50.0
2
100.0
2
2
100.0
72.7
0
1
0
1
5 Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
10/16/1979
0-1
2
CHI CHI
@
LAL LAL
.000
42
18
4
4
2
0
8
18
44.4
3
66.7
0
0
50.0
0
4
4
4
6 Fred Brown
F. Brown
10/16/1979
0-1
2
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
.000
23
13
3
2
1
0
5
10
50.0
5
40.0
1
2
50.0
59.7
0
3
3
2
7 Jim McElroy
J. McElroy
10/19/1979
0-1
2
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
.000
41
20
2
12
7
15
46.7
2
100.0
4
4
100.0
59.7
1
8 Gus Williams
G. Williams
10/21/1979
0-1
2
SEA SEA
@
LAL LAL
.000
42
24
1
6
3
0
10
22
45.5
2
100.0
2
3
66.7
51.5
0
1
4
1
9 Sam Smith
S. Smith
10/21/1979
0-1
2
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
.000
16
22
1
0
1
1
8
14
57.1
3
66.7
4
4
100.0
69.8
0
1
1
3
10 Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
10/23/1979
0-1
2
PHX PHX
vs
MIL MIL
.000
32
21
1
6
1
0
9
22
40.9
6
33.3
1
1
100.0
46.8
0
1
5
1
11 Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
10/23/1979
0-1
3
KCK KCK
@
POR POR
.000
36
29
3
2
1
0
11
16
68.8
3
100.0
4
6
66.7
77.8
2
1
3
4
12 Larry Bird
L. Bird
10/23/1979
0-1
2
BOS BOS
@
SAS SAS
.000
36
22
12
5
3
1
9
18
50.0
3
66.7
2
6
33.3
53.3
2
10
3
5
13 John Lucas
J. Lucas
10/24/1979
0-1
2
GSW GSW
vs
PHX PHX
.000
47
21
3
8
1
0
8
17
47.1
2
100.0
3
4
75.0
56.0
0
3
0
1
14 Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
10/25/1979
1-0
2
UTA UTA
vs
CHI CHI
1.000
39
31
4
3
0
1
12
25
48.0
2
100.0
5
5
100.0
57.0
0
4
4
3
15 Brian Winters
B. Winters
10/27/1979
1-0
2
MIL MIL
vs
DET DET
1.000
27
12
3
6
1
4
10
40.0
2
100.0
2
2
100.0
55.1
3
16 Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
10/27/1979
0-1
2
IND IND
@
SAS SAS
.000
20
14
0
2
1
1
6
13
46.2
5
40.0
0
0
53.8
0
0
2
17 Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
10/30/1979
0-1
2
CHI CHI
vs
LAL LAL
.000
36
24
4
6
2
1
11
25
44.0
5
40.0
0
0
48.0
2
2
1
5
18 Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
10/30/1979
0-1
2
NYK NYK
@
DEN DEN
.000
33
10
9
7
4
0
4
16
25.0
4
50.0
0
0
31.3
6
3
4
4
19 Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
10/31/1979
1-0
3
IND IND
vs
HOU HOU
1.000
26
21
3
3
2
0
9
12
75.0
4
75.0
0
0
87.5
2
20 Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
10/31/1979
0-1
3
SDC SDC
vs
SAS SAS
.000
35
21
3
5
4
1
7
10
70.0
4
75.0
4
5
80.0
86.1
3
6
21 Freeman Williams
F. Williams
11/2/1979
0-1
2
SDC SDC
vs
POR POR
.000
23
29
2
1
3
0
12
19
63.2
3
66.7
3
3
100.0
71.4
0
2
0
0
22 Bob Wilkerson
B. Wilkerson
11/3/1979
0-1
2
DEN DEN
@
GSW GSW
.000
31
12
4
4
0
0
5
14
35.7
2
100.0
0
0
42.9
0
4
5
2
23 Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
11/3/1979
1-0
2
SDC SDC
vs
UTA UTA
1.000
30
17
2
3
1
1
7
12
58.3
4
50.0
1
3
33.3
63.8
0
1
24 Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
11/3/1979
0-1
3
WAS WAS
vs
BOS BOS
.000
21
23
9
2
1
0
7
10
70.0
3
100.0
6
8
75.0
85.1
2
7
0
4
25 Fred Brown
F. Brown
11/4/1979
1-0
2
SEA SEA
@
MIL MIL
1.000
23
12
6
5
1
5
12
41.7
2
100.0
0
0
50.0
1
5
1
1
StatMuse has game-level data for three-pointers going back to the 1979-80 season.

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3:30 PM
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Fri
5/23
IND IND
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5/25
NYK NYK
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IND IND
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