most 3 pointers attempted by a player in a game before 2015

Before 2014-15, JR Smith had the most three-point attempts in a game, with 22 attempts against the Heat on April 6, 2014.

Interpreted as:
most 3 pointers attempted by a player in a regular-season game before 2015
NAME3PADATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1JR Smith
JR Smith
22
4/6/2014
@
43
32
5
3
2
0
11
28
39.3
10
45.5
0
0
57.1
0
5
2
5
-5
2Damon Stoudamire
D. Stoudamire
21
4/15/2005
@
48
18
12
11
2
0
6
25
24.0
5
23.8
1
2
50.0
34.8
5
7
7
3
-20
3Vince Carter
V. Carter
20
12/11/2006
vs
40
37
8
5
4
0
14
30
46.7
9
45.0
0
0
61.7
3
5
2
3
+19
4George McCloud
G. McCloud
20
3/5/1996
vs
45
30
12
1
1
2
11
28
39.3
7
35.0
1
2
50.0
51.9
4
8
4
2
5Michael Adams
M. Adams
20
4/12/1991
@
40
35
2
9
7
0
12
28
42.9
9
45.0
2
2
100.0
60.6
2
0
7
2
6Donyell Marshall
D. Marshall
19
3/13/2005
vs
28
38
10
3
2
1
13
22
59.1
12
63.2
0
0
86.4
1
9
0
0
+9
7Dennis Scott
D. Scott
19
4/13/1993
vs
40
41
6
3
0
1
16
31
51.6
9
47.4
0
0
66.1
2
4
0
2
8JR Smith
JR Smith
18
4/13/2009
vs
30
45
4
1
1
0
13
22
59.1
11
61.1
8
8
100.0
88.2
0
4
0
0
+23
9Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
18
1/7/2003
vs
37
45
3
3
1
1
16
28
57.1
12
66.7
1
1
100.0
79.1
0
3
2
2
+19
10Dee Brown
D. Brown
18
4/28/1999
@
43
29
2
2
2
0
10
20
50.0
9
50.0
0
0
72.5
0
2
2
3
-7
11Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
18
11/8/1994
vs
42
40
1
6
1
0
10
19
52.6
10
55.6
10
10
100.0
85.5
0
1
4
2
12Terrence Ross
T. Ross
17
1/25/2014
vs
44
51
9
1
1
0
16
29
55.2
10
58.8
9
10
90.0
76.3
3
6
3
4
-4
13JR Smith
JR Smith
17
12/18/2013
@
48
19
5
6
0
0
7
23
30.4
5
29.4
0
0
41.3
1
4
1
4
-3
14JR Smith
JR Smith
17
12/23/2009
vs
30
41
2
3
0
0
15
25
60.0
10
58.8
1
6
16.7
74.2
0
2
0
1
+6
15Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
17
3/28/2008
vs
42
53
10
1
3
0
19
37
51.4
9
52.9
6
7
85.7
66.1
2
8
1
4
+1
16Mike Miller
M. Miller
17
2/21/2007
@
49
45
5
6
1
0
16
27
59.3
9
52.9
4
6
66.7
75.9
0
5
6
1
0
17Ray Allen
R. Allen
17
1/23/2007
vs
42
44
3
5
3
0
16
31
51.6
6
35.3
6
8
75.0
63.7
1
2
2
1
+5
18Quentin Richardson
Q. Richardson
17
1/4/2005
@
39
16
6
2
0
1
5
22
22.7
4
23.5
2
2
100.0
35.0
2
4
0
0
0
19Ray Allen
R. Allen
17
12/9/2002
@
47
28
4
5
2
2
10
26
38.5
6
35.3
2
2
100.0
52.1
2
2
1
2
+12
20Antoine Walker
A. Walker
17
12/11/2001
@
44
42
9
9
3
0
14
33
42.4
6
35.3
8
9
88.9
56.8
2
7
2
3
+16
21Gary Payton
G. Payton
17
12/23/1999
@
48
33
6
8
1
1
11
27
40.7
7
41.2
4
4
100.0
57.4
1
5
2
2
-7
22Dennis Scott
D. Scott
17
4/18/1996
vs
39
35
6
2
2
0
12
20
60.0
11
64.7
0
0
87.5
1
5
1
1
23Vernon Maxwell
V. Maxwell
17
4/8/1996
vs
48
41
3
1
0
0
15
33
45.5
7
41.2
4
8
50.0
56.1
0
3
1
2
24George McCloud
G. McCloud
17
3/29/1996
vs
40
30
5
3
0
0
11
22
50.0
7
41.2
1
1
100.0
66.8
1
4
2
5
25Dennis Scott
D. Scott
17
1/9/1996
vs
38
23
3
3
1
0
8
27
29.6
2
11.8
5
5
100.0
39.4
1
2
2
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for three-point attempts going back to the 1983-84 season.

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