most 3 pointers made by a player in a single game before 1991

Before 1990-91, Dale Ellis drained the most threes in a game, with 9 three-pointers versus the Los Angeles Clippers on April 20, 1990.

Interpreted as:

most 3 pointers made by a player in a single regular-season game before 1991

	NAME	3PM	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	9	4/20/1990	SEA	vs	LAC	35	36	4	3	0	0	13	16	81.3	11	81.8	1	1	100.0	109.5	0	4	3	1
2	Michael Adams M. Adams	8	1/21/1989	DEN	vs	MIL	39	28	4	5	1	0	10	20	50.0	12	66.7	0	2	0.0	67.0	1	3	3	4
3	John Roche J. Roche	8	1/9/1982	DEN	vs	SEA	26	24	1	5	1	0	8	14	57.1	13	61.5	0	0		85.7	0	1	2	0
4	Rick Barry R. Barry	8	2/9/1980	HOU	vs	UTA	28	24	1	6	1	1	8	14	57.1	12	66.7	0	0		85.7			2	3
5	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	7	4/19/1990	SEA	@	SAC	49	43	5	0	1	0	15	23	65.2	11	63.6	6	6	100.0	83.9	3	2	0	1
6	Derek Harper D. Harper	7	3/23/1990	DAL	@	MIA	37	34	6	9	1	0	13	20	65.0	11	63.6	1	2	50.0	81.4	1	5	1	4
7	Reggie Miller R. Miller	7	1/30/1990	IND	@	ORL	40	35	4	6	2	0	12	28	42.9	10	70.0	4	4	100.0	58.8	2	2	2	5
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	7	1/18/1990	CHI	vs	GSW	33	44	12	8	1	2	17	30	56.7	12	58.3	3	3	100.0	70.2	3	9	2	3
9	Ricky Berry R. Berry	7	2/9/1989	SAC	vs	GSW	32	34	8	3	2	1	11	23	47.8	14	50.0	5	5	100.0	67.5	2	6	1	4
10	Mike Evans M. Evans	7	4/22/1988	DEN	@	POR	24	29	4	1	0	0	9	13	69.2	9	77.8	4	6	66.7	92.7	0	4	0	1
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	7	4/3/1988	BOS	vs	DAL	43	32	5	8	0	0	11	19	57.9	10	70.0	3	3	100.0	78.7	0	5	4	1
12	Leon Wood L. Wood	7	12/20/1987	SAS	@	POR	32	27	1	5	0	0	10	13	76.9	10	70.0	0	0		103.8	0	1	1	2
13	Rick Barry R. Barry	7	2/6/1980	HOU	vs	NJN	33	27	4	7	2	0	8	14	57.1	10	70.0	4	5	80.0	83.3			0	4
14	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	6	4/9/1990	SEA	vs	SAC	38	33	4	1	0	0	12	24	50.0	10	60.0	3	4	75.0	64.1	1	3	0	2
15	Brad Lohaus B. Lohaus	6	4/6/1990	MIL	@	DET	45	25	7	1	3	3	7	14	50.0	8	75.0	5	5	100.0	77.2	1	6	2	4
16	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	6	2/28/1990	GSW	vs	SAS	49	36	8	8	2	0	12	22	54.5	8	75.0	6	8	75.0	70.5	2	6	4	1
17	Mark Price M. Price	6	1/15/1990	CLE	vs	SAS	40	25	11	12	1	0	9	17	52.9	9	66.7	1	2	50.0	69.9	4	7	2	2
18	Ricky Berry R. Berry	6	4/1/1989	SAC	vs	UTA	36	33	2	1	4	1	10	17	58.8	10	60.0	7	7	100.0	82.2	1	1	0	4
19	Gerald Wilkins G. Wilkins	6	3/31/1989	NYK	vs	GSW	32	23	3	3	1	0	7	16	43.8	10	60.0	3	4	75.0	64.8	1	2	2	4
20	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	6	3/31/1989	PHX	vs	MIL	34	28	3	3	0	0	10	19	52.6	10	60.0	2	3	66.7	68.9	0	3	0	3
21	Mark Price M. Price	6	3/9/1989	CLE	@	GSW	37	37	2	10	2	0	13	20	65.0	6	100.0	5	5	100.0	83.3	1	1	2	3
22	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	6	3/4/1989	SAC	@	GSW	40	45	7	4	1	0	16	29	55.2	13	46.2	7	8	87.5	69.2	4	3	6	6
23	Harold Pressley H. Pressley	6	3/4/1989	SAC	@	GSW	36	20	9	2	3	1	7	16	43.8	11	54.5	0	0		62.5	3	6	2	0
24	Reggie Miller R. Miller	6	3/2/1989	IND	@	GSW	47	36	10	6	1	3	11	19	57.9	11	54.5	8	10	80.0	76.9	2	8	2	3
25	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	6	2/22/1989	PHI	@	MIA	34	39	8	3	4	1	12	15	80.0	6	100.0	9	12	75.0	96.2	3	5	4	1