first nba player to score on three pointer

Rick Barry hit 1 three-pointer versus the Celtics on October 12, 1979.

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first NBA player to score on three pointer in a 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	Rick Barry R. Barry	10/12/1979	1	HOU	@	BOS	22	9	1	2	1	0	4	8	50.0	3	33.3	0	0		56.3	0	1	2	1
2	Chris Ford C. Ford	10/12/1979	1	BOS	vs	HOU	27	17	3	2	2	0	7	15	46.7	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	53.5	3	0	0	2
3	Willie Smith W. Smith	10/12/1979	1	CLE	@	NJN	23	10	3	5	2	0	4	8	50.0	1	100.0	1	2	50.0	56.3	2	1	4	0
4	Don Buse D. Buse	10/12/1979	2	PHX	vs	GSW	34	14	6	3	1	0	6	10	60.0	2	100.0	0	0		70.0	2	4	2	4
5	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	10/12/1979	2	PHX	vs	GSW	38	25	1	8	1	0	7	17	41.2	2	100.0	9	10	90.0	58.4	1	0	3	1
6	Kevin Grevey K. Grevey	10/12/1979	1	WAS	vs	PHI	40	16	2	6			7	16	43.8			1	2	50.0	47.4				2
7	Willie Smith W. Smith	10/13/1979	1	CLE	vs	BOS	26	13	2	5	0	0	5	12	41.7	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	50.5	2	0	4	3
8	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	10/13/1979	1	DEN	vs	MIL	33	18	13	1	0	0	5	17	29.4	1	100.0	7	19	36.8	35.5	8	5	6	2
9	Johnny Davis J. Davis	10/13/1979	1	IND	vs	ATL	34	15	2	8		0	6	12	50.0	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	58.2				2
10	Del Beshore D. Beshore	10/14/1979	2	CHI	@	PHX	27	13	2	6	2	0	5	11	45.5	3	66.7	1	1	100.0	56.8	1	1	2	1
11	Mike Bratz M. Bratz	10/14/1979	1	PHX	vs	CHI	24	12	4	4	1	0	5	13	38.5	2	50.0	1	2	50.0	43.2	1	3	2	3
12	Sam Smith S. Smith	10/14/1979	2	CHI	@	PHX	12	10	1	2	0	1	3	6	50.0	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	72.7	0	1	0	1
13	Ron Brewer R. Brewer	10/14/1979	1	POR	vs	DEN	38	25	2	2	2	0	11	15	73.3	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	78.7	0	2	3	3
14	Freeman Williams F. Williams	10/14/1979	1	SDC	vs	SEA	22	7	2	2	0	0	3	12	25.0	4	25.0	0	0		29.2	1	1	1	1
15	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	10/16/1979	1	ATL	vs	SAS	36	30	3	6	1	0	14	26	53.8	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	56.7			4	5
16	Greg Kelser G. Kelser	10/16/1979	1	DET	@	CLE	26	21	6	1	0	1	8	16	50.0	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	59.1	1	5	3	5
17	Dan Issel D. Issel	10/16/1979	1	DEN	vs	GSW	34	15	6	5	0	1	5	13	38.5	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	50.8	2	4	1	4
18	Jan van Breda Kolff J. van Breda Kolff	10/16/1979	1	NJN	@	IND	22	16	8	1			6	8	75.0	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	85.8				2
19	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	10/16/1979	2	CHI	@	LAL	42	18	4	4	2	0	8	18	44.4	3	66.7	0	0		50.0	0	4	4	4
20	Rick Barry R. Barry	10/16/1979	1	HOU	@	NYK	29	13	4	10	3	0	6	13	46.2			0	0		50.0				3
21	Fred Brown F. Brown	10/16/1979	2	SEA	@	PHX	23	13	3	2	1	0	5	10	50.0	5	40.0	1	2	50.0	59.7	0	3	3	2
22	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	10/16/1979	1	SEA	@	PHX	36	19	7	3	0	2	6	18	33.3	1	100.0	6	13	46.2	40.1	2	5	6	3
23	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	10/16/1979	1	PHX	vs	SEA	35	18	4	6	1	1	6	17	35.3	1	100.0	5	6	83.3	45.8	1	3	4	2
24	Brian Taylor B. Taylor	10/16/1979	1	SDC	@	POR	40	15	3	2	4	0	6	9	66.7	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	75.9	2	1	4	4
25	Johnny Davis J. Davis	10/17/1979	1	IND	@	HOU	39	23	1	1		1	10	21	47.6	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	52.6			4	1

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