most threes scored by a rookie in the playoff game

Matt Maloney has drained the most threes by a rookie in a playoff game, with 8 three-pointers in Game 4 of the 1997 Western Conference Semifinals against the Seattle SuperSonics.

	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	Matt Maloney M. Maloney	8	5/11/1997	HOU	@	SEA	48	26	1	6	0	0	9	19	47.4	13	61.5	0	0		68.4	0	1	4	2	+7
2	Luguentz Dort L. Dort	6	9/2/2020	OKC	@	HOU	35	30	4	1	0	1	10	21	47.6	12	50.0	4	6	66.7	63.5	2	2	4	5	0
3	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	6	8/19/2020	DEN	vs	UTA	33	28	6	0	0	1	10	17	58.8	9	66.7	2	3	66.7	76.4	0	6	0	1	-7
4	Matt Maloney M. Maloney	6	4/29/1997	HOU	@	MIN	39	26	2	2	2	0	9	11	81.8	8	75.0	2	3	66.7	105.5	0	2	1	3	+10
5	Keegan Murray K. Murray	5	4/23/2023	SAC	@	GSW	33	23	7	1	0	0	9	13	69.2	7	71.4	0	0		88.5	2	5	0	3	-5
6	Tyler Herro T. Herro	5	9/23/2020	MIA	vs	BOS	36	37	6	3	0	0	14	21	66.7	10	50.0	4	4	100.0	81.3	0	6	1	1	-4
7	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5	4/27/2018	UTA	vs	OKC	40	38	4	2	1	0	14	26	53.8	8	62.5	5	5	100.0	67.4	1	3	5	5	-6
8	Malcolm Brogdon M. Brogdon	5	4/24/2017	MIL	@	TOR	33	19	2	3	1	0	7	11	63.6	7	71.4	0	0		86.4	0	2	2	5	-8
9	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	5	4/30/2013	GSW	@	DEN	41	23	9	1	2	1	7	17	41.2	10	50.0	4	4	100.0	61.3	1	8	1	1	-1
10	Rudy Fernandez R. Fernandez	5	4/24/2009	POR	@	HOU	22	17	0	3	2	0	6	9	66.7	7	71.4	0	0		94.4	0	0	1	3	-4
11	Daniel Gibson D. Gibson	5	6/2/2007	CLE	vs	DET	29	31	6	2	0	0	7	9	77.8	5	100.0	12	15	80.0	99.4	2	4	2	5	+19
12	Vladimir Radmanovic V. Radmanovic	5	5/1/2002	SEA	vs	SAS	38	23	4	1	0	1	8	11	72.7	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	96.8	1	3	3	5	+3
13	Matt Maloney M. Maloney	5	5/9/1997	HOU	@	SEA	43	19	2	4	1	0	7	16	43.8	8	62.5	0	2	0.0	56.3	0	2	2	0	-2
14	Quinten Post Q. Post	4	4/23/2025	GSW	@	HOU	25	12	2	1	1	0	4	9	44.4	8	50.0	0	0		66.7	0	2	0	0	-4
15	Keegan Murray K. Murray	4	4/28/2023	SAC	@	GSW	45	15	12	2	0	1	5	17	29.4	13	30.8	1	2	50.0	41.9	5	7	1	2	+19
16	Ziaire Williams Z. Williams	4	5/3/2022	MEM	vs	GSW	28	14	5	1	0	0	5	9	55.6	8	50.0	0	0		77.8	2	3	0	3	+8
17	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	4	4/28/2022	NOP	vs	PHX	22	12	3	0	0	0	4	7	57.1	7	57.1	0	0		85.7	0	3	1	1	-1
18	Facundo Campazzo F. Campazzo	4	6/13/2021	DEN	vs	PHX	22	14	0	2	0	0	5	10	50.0	7	57.1	0	0		70.0	0	0	0	5	+1
19	Tyler Herro T. Herro	4	9/19/2020	MIA	vs	BOS	36	22	4	4	1	0	8	18	44.4	12	33.3	2	2	100.0	58.3	0	4	1	1	0
20	Terence Davis T. Davis	4	8/23/2020	TOR	@	BKN	24	14	4	2	0	0	5	10	50.0	8	50.0	0	0		70.0	1	3	0	4	+12
21	Landry Shamet L. Shamet	4	4/15/2019	LAC	@	GSW	32	12	4	3	2	0	4	9	44.4	9	44.4	0	0		66.7	1	3	2	3	+15
22	OG Anunoby	4	5/5/2018	TOR	@	CLE	33	18	4	0	0	1	7	12	58.3	7	57.1	0	2	0.0	69.9	2	2	0	2	0
23	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	4	4/21/2018	UTA	vs	OKC	35	22	11	2	2	1	9	20	45.0	7	57.1	0	0		55.0	2	9	5	4	+15
24	Malcolm Brogdon M. Brogdon	4	4/15/2017	MIL	@	TOR	34	16	6	2	0	1	6	13	46.2	7	57.1	0	0		61.5	1	5	1	3	+17
25	Troy Daniels T. Daniels	4	4/27/2014	HOU	@	POR	21	17	3	0	0	0	5	7	71.4	5	80.0	3	3	100.0	102.2	1	2	0	3	+9

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