Before 1989-90, Michael Adams, John Roche and Rick Barry were tied for the most threes in a game, with 8 three-pointers.
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most three pointers by a player in an NBA regular-season game before 1990| 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 |  | 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 | | J. Roche | 8 | 1/9/1982 | vs | 26 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 13 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 85.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 3 |  | 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 | ||||||
| 4 |  | 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 | |||
| 5 | | M. Evans | 7 | 4/22/1988 | @ | 24 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 9 | 77.8 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 92.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 6 |  | L. Bird | 7 | 4/3/1988 | vs | 43 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 10 | 70.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 78.7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 7 |  | L. Wood | 7 | 12/20/1987 | @ | 32 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 10 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 103.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | | 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 | |||||
| 9 | | 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 | |||
| 10 |  | 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 | |||
| 11 |  | 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 | |||
| 12 |  | 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 | |||
| 13 | | 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 | |||
| 14 | | 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 | ||||
| 15 |  | 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 | |||
| 16 |  | 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 | |||
| 17 |  | 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 | |||
| 18 | | 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 | |||
| 19 | | M. Evans | 6 | 1/4/1988 | @ | 28 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 11 | 54.5 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 70.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 20 |  | D. Ainge | 6 | 1/4/1988 | @ | 37 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | | D. Ainge | 6 | 11/18/1987 | vs | 54 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 9 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 66.3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 22 |  | C. Person | 6 | 2/11/1987 | @ | 38 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 91.3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 23 | | D. Ellis | 6 | 3/18/1986 | vs | 32 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 7 | 85.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 94.1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 24 |  | N. Nixon | 6 | 3/7/1986 | @ | 43 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 8 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 67.5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 25 |  | W. B. Free | 6 | 2/16/1985 | vs | 38 | 45 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 9 | 66.7 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 69.9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
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| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
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| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
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| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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