Steve Smith buried the most threes in a game in 1996-97, with 9 three-pointers versus the Seattle SuperSonics on March 14, 1997.
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most 3 pointers by a player in a regular-season game in 1997| NAME | 3PM | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | S. Smith | 9 | 3/14/1997 | vs | 41 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 15 | 60.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 78.0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | ||
| 2 |  | R. Miller | 8 | 3/28/1997 | @ | 42 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 10 | 80.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 91.1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +11 | ||
| 3 |  | J. Kidd | 8 | 3/17/1997 | @ | 30 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 9 | 88.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 97.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +23 | ||
| 4 |  | N. Van Exel | 8 | 3/4/1997 | @ | 44 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 15 | 53.3 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 80.2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | +12 | ||
| 5 |  | N. Anderson | 8 | 2/17/1997 | @ | 39 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 41.7 | 13 | 61.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 56.3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -14 | ||
| 6 |  | V. Lenard | 8 | 2/15/1997 | vs | 31 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 11 | 72.7 | 0 | 0 | 92.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +23 | |||
| 7 | | N. Van Exel | 8 | 2/13/1997 | @ | 29 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 13 | 61.5 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 83.9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +16 | ||
| 8 | | H. James | 8 | 1/24/1997 | vs | 26 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 10 | 80.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 100.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +7 | ||
| 9 |  | S. Perkins | 8 | 1/15/1997 | vs | 23 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 8 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 146.4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +32 | ||
| 10 |  | B. Stith | 8 | 12/23/1996 | @ | 48 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 12 | 66.7 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 79.1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | ||
| 11 | | H. Hawkins | 8 | 12/17/1996 | vs | 30 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 10 | 80.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 88.9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +31 | ||
| 12 |  | J. Robinson | 7 | 4/19/1997 | @ | 32 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 14 | 50.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 67.4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | ||
| 13 | | H. James | 7 | 4/15/1997 | vs | 10 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 9 | 77.8 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 106.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +25 | ||
| 14 |  | W. Person | 7 | 4/8/1997 | vs | 28 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 8 | 87.5 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 129.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +15 | ||
| 15 |  | J. Starks | 7 | 4/5/1997 | @ | 26 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 12 | 58.3 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 77.6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +13 | ||
| 16 | | H. Hawkins | 7 | 3/30/1997 | @ | 44 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 8 | 87.5 | 0 | 0 | 86.1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +6 | |||
| 17 | | W. Person | 7 | 3/28/1997 | vs | 40 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 11 | 63.6 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 74.2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +13 | ||
| 18 |  | M. Richmond | 7 | 3/25/1997 | @ | 36 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 11 | 63.6 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 80.2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -19 | ||
| 19 | | L. Ellis | 7 | 3/15/1997 | vs | 44 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 10 | 70.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 97.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +18 | ||
| 20 | | W. Person | 7 | 3/9/1997 | vs | 31 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 9 | 77.8 | 0 | 0 | 91.2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +34 | |||
| 21 | | M. Richmond | 7 | 2/26/1997 | @ | 43 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 7 | 100.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 79.7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | +6 | ||
| 22 | | V. Lenard | 7 | 2/21/1997 | vs | 41 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 12 | 58.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 77.3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -9 | ||
| 23 | | M. Richmond | 7 | 2/13/1997 | vs | 41 | 41 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 12 | 58.3 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 75.1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | +3 | ||
| 24 |  | V. Maxwell | 7 | 2/11/1997 | @ | 35 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 11 | 63.6 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 74.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +25 | ||
| 25 | | M. Blaylock | 7 | 2/2/1997 | @ | 37 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 14 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 66.3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | -9 | ||
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