most 3s made in a game before 1998

Before 1997-98, Dennis Scott made the most threes in a game, with 11 three-pointers versus the Hawks on April 18, 1996.

Interpreted as:
most 3s made by a player in a regular-season game before 1998
NAME3PMDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Dennis Scott
D. Scott
11
4/18/1996
vs
39
35
6
2
2
0
12
20
60.0
17
64.7
0
0
87.5
1
5
1
1
2George McCloud
G. McCloud
10
12/16/1995
vs
49
36
6
2
3
0
12
22
54.5
12
83.3
2
2
100.0
78.7
1
5
1
3
3Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
10
11/8/1994
vs
42
40
1
6
1
0
10
19
52.6
18
55.6
10
10
100.0
85.5
0
1
4
2
4Brian Shaw
B. Shaw
10
4/8/1993
@
32
32
6
3
4
0
11
16
68.8
15
66.7
0
0
100.0
0
6
3
2
5Steve Smith
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
6Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
9
2/23/1996
vs
40
39
2
3
2
0
12
17
70.6
10
90.0
6
7
85.7
97.1
0
2
4
3
7Robert Horry
R. Horry
9
2/22/1996
@
44
27
3
3
0
3
9
12
75.0
12
75.0
0
0
112.5
0
3
1
3
8Nick Anderson
N. Anderson
9
1/19/1996
@
40
29
4
4
0
0
10
13
76.9
12
75.0
0
0
111.5
0
4
1
1
9Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
M. Abdul-Rauf
9
12/7/1995
@
41
51
2
2
2
0
17
27
63.0
14
64.3
8
8
100.0
83.6
0
2
2
2
10Dana Barros
D. Barros
9
1/27/1995
vs
44
39
4
7
3
1
13
23
56.5
12
75.0
4
4
100.0
78.8
1
3
4
2
11Dennis Scott
D. Scott
9
4/13/1993
vs
40
41
6
3
0
1
16
31
51.6
19
47.4
0
0
66.1
2
4
0
2
12Michael Adams
M. Adams
9
4/12/1991
@
40
35
2
9
7
0
12
28
42.9
20
45.0
2
2
100.0
60.6
2
0
7
2
13Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
9
4/20/1990
vs
35
36
4
3
0
0
13
16
81.3
11
81.8
1
1
100.0
109.5
0
4
3
1
14Reggie Miller
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
15Jason Kidd
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
16Nick Van Exel
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
17Nick Anderson
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
18Voshon Lenard
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
19Nick Van Exel
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
20Henry James
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
21Sam Perkins
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
22Bryant Stith
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
23Hersey Hawkins
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
24George McCloud
G. McCloud
8
4/9/1996
@
41
37
2
1
1
0
14
24
58.3
14
57.1
1
1
100.0
75.7
0
2
2
3
25Dennis Scott
D. Scott
8
3/4/1996
@
36
26
5
4
1
0
9
16
56.3
15
53.3
0
0
81.3
1
4
2
2
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