most threes in a playoff game in nba history

Damian Lillard has drained the most threes in a playoff game, with 12 three-pointers in Game 5 of the 2021 First Round versus the Nuggets.

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most threes by a player in a playoff game in NBA history
NAME3PMDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
12
6/1/2021
@
52
55
6
10
1
3
17
24
70.8
17
70.6
9
10
90.0
96.8
1
5
1
0
+2
2Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
11
5/28/2016
@
40
41
4
0
1
1
14
31
45.2
18
61.1
2
2
100.0
64.3
1
3
1
4
+16
3Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
10
4/23/2019
vs
45
50
7
6
3
1
17
33
51.5
18
55.6
6
8
75.0
68.5
2
5
6
2
+9
4Buddy Hield
B. Hield
9
5/4/2025
@
37
33
3
3
1
2
12
15
80.0
11
81.8
0
0
110.0
1
2
0
1
+17
5Gary Trent Jr.
G. Trent Jr.
9
4/25/2025
vs
34
37
3
0
4
0
11
16
68.8
12
75.0
6
7
85.7
97.0
0
3
0
1
+20
6Donte DiVincenzo
D. DiVincenzo
9
5/19/2024
vs
41
39
4
1
2
0
11
21
52.4
15
60.0
8
10
80.0
76.8
1
3
4
1
-20
7Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
9
6/18/2021
@
40
39
9
9
1
0
12
27
44.4
15
60.0
6
9
66.7
63.0
1
8
2
3
-9
8Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
9
6/16/2021
vs
39
32
3
0
0
0
10
20
50.0
17
52.9
3
4
75.0
73.5
0
3
3
4
-6
9Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
9
5/24/2021
@
42
42
4
10
0
1
11
24
45.8
16
56.3
11
13
84.6
70.7
0
4
3
1
-16
10Jamal Murray
J. Murray
9
8/30/2020
@
43
50
5
6
0
0
17
24
70.8
12
75.0
7
9
77.8
89.4
1
4
5
5
+12
11Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
9
8/30/2020
vs
40
44
6
5
3
0
14
25
56.0
13
69.2
7
7
100.0
78.3
2
4
4
1
+2
12Jamal Murray
J. Murray
9
8/23/2020
@
43
50
11
7
0
1
18
31
58.1
15
60.0
5
5
100.0
75.3
4
7
0
2
+5
13Stephen Curry
S. Curry
9
5/14/2019
vs
35
36
6
7
1
0
12
23
52.2
15
60.0
3
3
100.0
74.0
1
5
1
3
+10
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
9
6/3/2018
vs
38
33
7
8
1
0
11
26
42.3
17
52.9
2
2
100.0
61.4
1
6
5
3
+19
15Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
9
5/26/2018
vs
39
35
6
2
4
0
13
23
56.5
14
64.3
0
0
76.1
2
4
1
1
+32
16Jason Terry
J. Terry
9
5/8/2011
vs
25
32
1
4
0
1
11
14
78.6
10
90.0
1
2
50.0
107.5
0
1
3
2
+29
17Ray Allen
R. Allen
9
4/30/2009
@
59
51
5
3
3
0
18
32
56.3
18
50.0
6
7
85.7
72.7
2
3
3
1
+1
18Ray Allen
R. Allen
9
6/1/2001
vs
43
41
2
4
3
0
12
25
48.0
13
69.2
8
8
100.0
71.9
0
2
2
4
+9
19Vince Carter
V. Carter
9
5/11/2001
vs
45
50
6
7
1
4
19
29
65.5
13
69.2
3
3
100.0
82.5
3
3
1
3
+24
20Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
9
4/25/1997
@
41
42
4
2
0
0
12
22
54.5
17
52.9
9
12
75.0
77.0
1
3
2
1
+5
21Aaron Nesmith
A. Nesmith
8
5/21/2025
@
39
30
2
0
1
2
9
13
69.2
9
88.9
4
4
100.0
101.6
0
2
0
5
+10
22Gary Trent Jr.
G. Trent Jr.
8
4/29/2025
@
48
33
5
2
5
0
12
25
48.0
17
47.1
1
2
50.0
63.8
1
4
2
4
-8
23Jamal Murray
J. Murray
8
4/29/2025
vs
40
43
5
7
3
1
17
26
65.4
14
57.1
1
1
100.0
81.3
0
5
1
2
+17
24Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
8
4/28/2025
@
40
25
2
6
0
0
8
13
61.5
12
66.7
1
1
100.0
93.0
0
2
2
2
-7
25Jalen Green
J. Green
8
4/23/2025
vs
35
38
4
6
3
0
13
25
52.0
18
44.4
4
5
80.0
69.9
0
4
2
1
+19
StatMuse has game-level data for three-pointers going back to the 1980 playoffs.

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