Michael Adams sank the most threes in a game in 1988-89, with 8 three-pointers versus the Bucks on January 21, 1989.
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most three pointers by a player in a single regular-season game 1989| 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 |  | M. Adams | 8 | 1/21/1989 | vs | 39 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 67.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 2 |  | R. Berry | 7 | 2/9/1989 | vs | 32 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 14 | 50.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 67.5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 3 | | R. Berry | 6 | 4/1/1989 | vs | 36 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 10 | 60.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 82.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 4 |  | G. Wilkins | 6 | 3/31/1989 | vs | 32 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 10 | 60.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 64.8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 5 |  | E. Johnson | 6 | 3/31/1989 | vs | 34 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 10 | 60.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 68.9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 6 |  | M. Price | 6 | 3/9/1989 | @ | 37 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 6 | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 7 | | D. Ainge | 6 | 3/4/1989 | @ | 40 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 13 | 46.2 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 69.2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 8 | | H. Pressley | 6 | 3/4/1989 | @ | 36 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 11 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 9 |  | R. Miller | 6 | 3/2/1989 | @ | 47 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 11 | 54.5 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 76.9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 10 |  | C. Barkley | 6 | 2/22/1989 | @ | 34 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 6 | 100.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 96.2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 11 |  | D. Harper | 6 | 1/9/1989 | vs | 41 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 64.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 12 | | T. Tucker | 6 | 11/23/1988 | @ | 45 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 9 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 81.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 13 |  | M. Jackson | 5 | 4/20/1989 | vs | 35 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 6 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 80.6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 14 | | D. Ainge | 5 | 4/18/1989 | vs | 43 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 7 | 71.4 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 82.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 15 |  | D. Ellis | 5 | 4/15/1989 | vs | 34 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 6 | 83.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 80.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 16 |  | M. McGee | 5 | 4/14/1989 | vs | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 6 | 83.3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 76.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 17 | | C. Morris | 5 | 4/11/1989 | @ | 31 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 9 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 56.8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 18 |  | F. Lever | 5 | 4/9/1989 | @ | 41 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 7 | 71.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 56.8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 19 |  | B. Scott | 5 | 4/2/1989 | vs | 39 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 7 | 71.4 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 79.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 20 |  | J. Sikma | 5 | 4/2/1989 | @ | 37 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 6 | 83.3 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 87.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 21 | | D. Ainge | 5 | 3/25/1989 | vs | 32 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 7 | 71.4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 58.7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | J. Sikma | 5 | 3/15/1989 | @ | 32 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 7 | 71.4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 80.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 23 | | D. Ellis | 5 | 3/14/1989 | @ | 35 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 6 | 83.3 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 72.2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 24 | | D. Ainge | 5 | 3/14/1989 | vs | 42 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 72.5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 25 |  | C. Hodges | 5 | 3/13/1989 | vs | 23 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 6 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 105.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
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