most 3pm in a game before 1982

Before 1981-82, Rick Barry made the most threes in a game, with 8 three-pointers against the Jazz on February 9, 1980.

Interpreted as:
most 3pm by a player in a regular-season game before 1982
NAME3PMDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
8
2/9/1980
vs
28
24
1
6
1
1
8
14
57.1
12
66.7
0
0
85.7
2
3
2Rick Barry
R. Barry
7
2/6/1980
vs
33
27
4
7
2
0
8
14
57.1
10
70.0
4
5
80.0
83.3
0
4
3Ron Lee
R. Lee
6
3/16/1980
vs
42
20
5
6
9
0
7
17
41.2
12
50.0
0
2
0.0
55.9
4
3
4Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
5
3/28/1981
vs
25
15
2
2
0
0
5
13
38.5
10
50.0
0
0
57.7
0
2
1
2
5Chris Ford
C. Ford
5
1/20/1980
vs
41
26
2
2
10
16
62.5
7
71.4
1
1
100.0
79.1
1
1
3
3
6Rick Barry
R. Barry
5
1/13/1980
@
22
19
3
3
1
0
6
10
60.0
2
3
66.7
83.9
1
1
7Chris Ford
C. Ford
5
11/28/1979
vs
27
27
1
3
4
0
11
16
68.8
7
71.4
0
0
84.4
1
0
0
3
8Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
5
11/18/1979
vs
43
23
1
9
6
0
8
21
38.1
10
50.0
2
2
100.0
52.6
1
2
9Mike Bratz
M. Bratz
4
3/24/1981
@
34
22
1
6
0
0
8
14
57.1
7
57.1
2
2
100.0
73.9
0
1
1
2
10Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
4
3/21/1981
vs
23
16
3
2
0
1
6
11
54.5
8
50.0
0
0
72.7
0
3
0
2
11Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
4
3/15/1981
@
33
31
2
9
1
0
12
16
75.0
4
100.0
3
3
100.0
89.5
1
1
1
5
12Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
4
3/11/1981
@
27
18
6
0
1
0
7
14
50.0
0
0
64.3
1
4
13Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
4
1/21/1981
@
38
22
1
3
2
0
8
15
53.3
9
44.4
2
2
100.0
69.3
1
0
3
3
14Chris Ford
C. Ford
4
12/30/1980
@
37
12
4
4
1
1
4
6
66.7
4
100.0
0
0
100.0
0
2
15Mike Bratz
M. Bratz
4
10/25/1980
vs
31
14
2
9
3
0
4
11
36.4
4
100.0
2
2
100.0
58.9
0
2
2
2
16Larry Bird
L. Bird
4
3/2/1980
vs
44
41
13
7
0
1
17
29
58.6
7
57.1
3
3
100.0
67.6
6
7
3
4
17Rick Barry
R. Barry
4
2/27/1980
vs
24
20
1
0
7
14
50.0
2
2
100.0
67.2
1
18Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
4
2/24/1980
vs
15
12
1
2
2
0
4
9
44.4
8
50.0
0
0
66.7
1
0
0
1
19Rick Barry
R. Barry
4
1/12/1980
vs
24
18
1
6
2
0
7
12
58.3
6
66.7
0
0
75.0
0
1
3
0
20Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
4
1/12/1980
vs
20
16
2
1
0
6
9
66.7
5
80.0
0
0
88.9
0
21Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
4
12/26/1979
@
37
28
4
3
2
1
12
16
75.0
5
80.0
0
0
87.5
2
2
1
4
22Mike Bratz
M. Bratz
3
3/29/1981
@
30
13
5
4
4
0
5
15
33.3
8
37.5
0
0
43.3
2
3
1
1
23Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
3
3/24/1981
@
37
23
1
3
0
0
9
21
42.9
9
33.3
2
2
100.0
52.6
0
1
0
1
24Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
3
3/22/1981
vs
23
13
0
4
0
0
5
13
38.5
10
30.0
0
0
50.0
0
0
1
2
25Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
3
3/19/1981
@
28
12
1
7
0
0
4
11
36.4
7
42.9
1
1
100.0
52.4
0
1
1
4
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