most 3pm in a game by a player before 1985

Before 1984-85, John Roche and Rick Barry were tied for the most threes in a game, with 8 three-pointers.

Interpreted as:

most 3pm in a regular-season game by a player before 1985

	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	Ron Lee R. Lee	6	3/16/1980	DET	vs	HOU	42	20	5	6	9	0	7	17	41.2	12	50.0	0	2	0.0	55.9			4	3
5	Joe Hassett J. Hassett	5	3/28/1981	GSW	vs	DEN	25	15	2	2	0	0	5	13	38.5	10	50.0	0	0		57.7	0	2	1	2
6	Chris Ford C. Ford	5	1/20/1980	BOS	vs	SEA	41	26	2	2			10	16	62.5	7	71.4	1	1	100.0	79.1	1	1	3	3
7	Rick Barry R. Barry	5	1/13/1980	HOU	@	MIL	22	19	3	3	1	0	6	10	60.0			2	3	66.7	83.9			1	1
8	Chris Ford C. Ford	5	11/28/1979	BOS	vs	DEN	27	27	1	3	4	0	11	16	68.8	7	71.4	0	0		84.4	1	0	0	3
9	Brian Taylor B. Taylor	5	11/18/1979	SDC	vs	MIL	43	23	1	9	6	0	8	21	38.1	10	50.0	2	2	100.0	52.6			1	2
10	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	4	4/15/1984	DAL	@	GSW	32	31	5	0	2	0	12	23	52.2	4	100.0	3	8	37.5	58.4	3	2	2	3
11	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	4	4/10/1984	UTA	vs	DEN	41	28	12	6	2	1	11	17	64.7	8	50.0	2	6	33.3	71.3	0	12	4	3
12	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	4	4/7/1984	UTA	@	DAL	42	37	7	2	1	0	15	30	50.0	9	44.4	3	9	33.3	54.5	4	3	2	4
13	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	4	3/30/1984	DAL	@	PHI	27	21	5	2	0	2	7	14	50.0	4	100.0	3	4	75.0	66.6	2	3	0	3
14	Mike Bratz M. Bratz	4	3/15/1984	GSW	vs	UTA	21	17	4	5	1	0	6	9	66.7	6	66.7	1	2	50.0	86.0	0	4	0	3
15	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	4	3/7/1984	LAL	vs	PHI	29	20	2	4	3	1	6	13	46.2	7	57.1	4	4	100.0	67.8	1	1	2	4
16	Mike Dunleavy M. Dunleavy	4	2/26/1983	SAS	vs	MIL	33	13	5	7	2	0	4	13	30.8	9	44.4	1	4	25.0	44.0			4	4
17	Johnny Moore J. Moore	4	1/5/1983	SAS	@	DAL	32	23	4	16	3	0	9	16	56.3	5	80.0	1	2	50.0	68.1	1	3	2	5
18	Joe Hassett J. Hassett	4	4/16/1982	GSW	@	LAL	19	20	5	3	0	1	7	12	58.3	6	66.7	2	2	100.0	77.6	1	4	0	1
19	Andrew Toney A. Toney	4	3/21/1982	PHI	vs	BOS	26	38	1	2		0	13	27	48.1	7	57.1	8	9	88.9	61.4				4
20	Mike Bratz M. Bratz	4	3/12/1982	SAS	vs	POR	27	14	2	5	0	0	5	15	33.3	6	66.7	0	0		46.7	0	2	2	5
21	Mike Dunleavy M. Dunleavy	4	1/15/1982	HOU	@	SAS	21	16	1	2	0	0	5	11	45.5	6	66.7	2	2	100.0	67.3			2	2
22	Joe Hassett J. Hassett	4	12/13/1981	GSW	@	LAL	19	17	2	0	1	0	6	8	75.0	5	80.0	1	1	100.0	100.7	0	2	1	3
23	Mike Bratz M. Bratz	4	3/24/1981	CLE	@	CHI	34	22	1	6	0	0	8	14	57.1	7	57.1	2	2	100.0	73.9	0	1	1	2
24	Joe Hassett J. Hassett	4	3/21/1981	GSW	vs	PHX	23	16	3	2	0	1	6	11	54.5	8	50.0	0	0		72.7	0	3	0	2
25	Brian Taylor B. Taylor	4	3/15/1981	SDC	@	LAL	33	31	2	9	1	0	12	16	75.0	4	100.0	3	3	100.0	89.5	1	1	1	5