Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Adams, John Roche and Rick Barry were tied for the most threes in a game, with 8 three-pointers.

Interpreted as:

most threes by a player in a regular-season game in 1980s

	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	Michael Adams M. Adams	8	1/21/1989	DEN	vs	MIL	39	28	4	5	1	0	10	20	50.0	12	66.7	0	2	0.0	67.0	1	3	3	4
2	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
3	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
4	Ricky Berry R. Berry	7	2/9/1989	SAC	vs	GSW	32	34	8	3	2	1	11	23	47.8	14	50.0	5	5	100.0	67.5	2	6	1	4
5	Mike Evans M. Evans	7	4/22/1988	DEN	@	POR	24	29	4	1	0	0	9	13	69.2	9	77.8	4	6	66.7	92.7	0	4	0	1
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	7	4/3/1988	BOS	vs	DAL	43	32	5	8	0	0	11	19	57.9	10	70.0	3	3	100.0	78.7	0	5	4	1
7	Leon Wood L. Wood	7	12/20/1987	SAS	@	POR	32	27	1	5	0	0	10	13	76.9	10	70.0	0	0		103.8	0	1	1	2
8	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
9	Ricky Berry R. Berry	6	4/1/1989	SAC	vs	UTA	36	33	2	1	4	1	10	17	58.8	10	60.0	7	7	100.0	82.2	1	1	0	4
10	Gerald Wilkins G. Wilkins	6	3/31/1989	NYK	vs	GSW	32	23	3	3	1	0	7	16	43.8	10	60.0	3	4	75.0	64.8	1	2	2	4
11	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	6	3/31/1989	PHX	vs	MIL	34	28	3	3	0	0	10	19	52.6	10	60.0	2	3	66.7	68.9	0	3	0	3
12	Mark Price M. Price	6	3/9/1989	CLE	@	GSW	37	37	2	10	2	0	13	20	65.0	6	100.0	5	5	100.0	83.3	1	1	2	3
13	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	6	3/4/1989	SAC	@	GSW	40	45	7	4	1	0	16	29	55.2	13	46.2	7	8	87.5	69.2	4	3	6	6
14	Harold Pressley H. Pressley	6	3/4/1989	SAC	@	GSW	36	20	9	2	3	1	7	16	43.8	11	54.5	0	0		62.5	3	6	2	0
15	Reggie Miller R. Miller	6	3/2/1989	IND	@	GSW	47	36	10	6	1	3	11	19	57.9	11	54.5	8	10	80.0	76.9	2	8	2	3
16	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	6	2/22/1989	PHI	@	MIA	34	39	8	3	4	1	12	15	80.0	6	100.0	9	12	75.0	96.2	3	5	4	1
17	Derek Harper D. Harper	6	1/9/1989	DAL	vs	PHI	41	38	2	3	3	2	16	29	55.2	12	50.0	0	1	0.0	64.5	0	2	2	4
18	Trent Tucker T. Tucker	6	11/23/1988	NYK	@	DET	45	25	4	3	2	0	9	15	60.0	9	66.7	1	1	100.0	81.0	1	3	0	3
19	Mike Evans M. Evans	6	1/4/1988	DEN	@	CLE	28	28	0	2	2	0	10	19	52.6	11	54.5	2	2	100.0	70.4	0	0	5	1
20	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	6	1/4/1988	BOS	@	UTA	37	20	3	1	2	0	7	15	46.7	6	100.0	0	0		66.7	1	2	2	0
21	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	6	11/18/1987	BOS	vs	NYK	54	33	2	4	2	0	13	24	54.2	9	66.7	1	2	50.0	66.3	1	1	4	5
22	Chuck Person C. Person	6	2/11/1987	IND	@	PHX	38	42	9	2	2	0	18	23	78.3	6	100.0	0	0		91.3	0	9	2	4
23	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	6	3/18/1986	DAL	vs	SAS	32	28	8	5	1	0	10	14	71.4	7	85.7	2	2	100.0	94.1	4	4	1	2
24	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	6	3/7/1986	LAC	@	SAS	43	33	4	8	1	0	13	24	54.2	8	75.0	1	1	100.0	67.5	2	2	7	0
25	World B. Free W. B. Free	6	2/16/1985	CLE	vs	HOU	38	45	4	9	2	0	17	30	56.7	9	66.7	5	5	100.0	69.9	2	2	3	2