first player to ever score a 3pt shot

Rick Barry buried 1 shot from beyond the arc against the Celtics on October 12, 1979.

Interpreted as:
first player to ever score a 3pt shot in a game
NAMEDATE3PMTMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
10/12/1979
1
@
22
9
1
2
1
0
4
8
50.0
3
33.3
0
0
56.3
0
1
2
1
2Chris Ford
C. Ford
10/12/1979
1
vs
27
17
3
2
2
0
7
15
46.7
1
100.0
2
2
100.0
53.5
3
0
0
2
3Willie Smith
W. Smith
10/12/1979
1
@
23
10
3
5
2
0
4
8
50.0
1
100.0
1
2
50.0
56.3
2
1
4
0
4Don Buse
D. Buse
10/12/1979
2
vs
34
14
6
3
1
0
6
10
60.0
2
100.0
0
0
70.0
2
4
2
4
5Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
10/12/1979
2
vs
38
25
1
8
1
0
7
17
41.2
2
100.0
9
10
90.0
58.4
1
0
3
1
6Kevin Grevey
K. Grevey
10/12/1979
1
vs
40
16
2
6
7
16
43.8
1
2
50.0
47.4
2
7Willie Smith
W. Smith
10/13/1979
1
vs
26
13
2
5
0
0
5
12
41.7
3
33.3
2
2
100.0
50.5
2
0
4
3
8George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
10/13/1979
1
vs
33
18
13
1
0
0
5
17
29.4
1
100.0
7
19
36.8
35.5
8
5
6
2
9Johnny Davis
J. Davis
10/13/1979
1
vs
34
15
2
8
0
6
12
50.0
1
100.0
2
2
100.0
58.2
2
10Del Beshore
D. Beshore
10/14/1979
2
@
27
13
2
6
2
0
5
11
45.5
3
66.7
1
1
100.0
56.8
1
1
2
1
11Mike Bratz
M. Bratz
10/14/1979
1
vs
24
12
4
4
1
0
5
13
38.5
2
50.0
1
2
50.0
43.2
1
3
2
3
12Sam Smith
S. Smith
10/14/1979
2
@
12
10
1
2
0
1
3
6
50.0
2
100.0
2
2
100.0
72.7
0
1
0
1
13Ron Brewer
R. Brewer
10/14/1979
1
vs
38
25
2
2
2
0
11
15
73.3
1
100.0
2
2
100.0
78.7
0
2
3
3
14Freeman Williams
F. Williams
10/14/1979
1
vs
22
7
2
2
0
0
3
12
25.0
4
25.0
0
0
29.2
1
1
1
1
15Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
10/16/1979
1
vs
36
30
3
6
1
0
14
26
53.8
1
100.0
1
1
100.0
56.7
4
5
16Greg Kelser
G. Kelser
10/16/1979
1
@
26
21
6
1
0
1
8
16
50.0
1
100.0
4
4
100.0
59.1
1
5
3
5
17Dan Issel
D. Issel
10/16/1979
1
vs
34
15
6
5
0
1
5
13
38.5
1
100.0
4
4
100.0
50.8
2
4
1
4
18Jan van Breda Kolff
J. van Breda Kolff
10/16/1979
1
@
22
16
8
1
6
8
75.0
1
100.0
3
3
100.0
85.8
2
19Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
10/16/1979
2
@
42
18
4
4
2
0
8
18
44.4
3
66.7
0
0
50.0
0
4
4
4
20Rick Barry
R. Barry
10/16/1979
1
@
29
13
4
10
3
0
6
13
46.2
0
0
50.0
3
21Fred Brown
F. Brown
10/16/1979
2
@
23
13
3
2
1
0
5
10
50.0
5
40.0
1
2
50.0
59.7
0
3
3
2
22Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
10/16/1979
1
@
36
19
7
3
0
2
6
18
33.3
1
100.0
6
13
46.2
40.1
2
5
6
3
23Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
10/16/1979
1
vs
35
18
4
6
1
1
6
17
35.3
1
100.0
5
6
83.3
45.8
1
3
4
2
24Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
10/16/1979
1
@
40
15
3
2
4
0
6
9
66.7
2
50.0
2
2
100.0
75.9
2
1
4
4
25Johnny Davis
J. Davis
10/17/1979
1
@
39
23
1
1
1
10
21
47.6
1
100.0
2
2
100.0
52.6
4
1
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