who leads the league in making the first 3 pointer of the game

Rick Barry averaged 1.0 three per game versus the Celtics on October 12, 1979.

NAME DATE 3PM TM OPP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Rick Barry
R. Barry
10/12/1979
1.0
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
22
9
1
2
1
0
4
8
50.0
3
33.3
0
0
56.3
0
1
2
1
2 Chris Ford
C. Ford
10/12/1979
1.0
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
27
17
3
2
2
0
7
15
46.7
1
100.0
2
2
100.0
53.5
3
0
0
2
3 Willie Smith
W. Smith
10/12/1979
1.0
CLE CLE
@
NJN NJN
23
10
3
5
2
0
4
8
50.0
1
100.0
1
2
50.0
56.3
2
1
4
0
4 Don Buse
D. Buse
10/12/1979
2.0
PHX PHX
vs
GSW GSW
34
14
6
3
1
0
6
10
60.0
2
100.0
0
0
70.0
2
4
2
4
5 Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
10/12/1979
2.0
PHX PHX
vs
GSW GSW
38
25
1
8
1
0
7
17
41.2
2
100.0
9
10
90.0
58.4
1
0
3
1
6 Kevin Grevey
K. Grevey
10/12/1979
1.0
WAS WAS
vs
PHI PHI
40
16
2
6
7
16
43.8
1
2
50.0
47.4
2
7 Willie Smith
W. Smith
10/13/1979
1.0
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
26
13
2
5
0
0
5
12
41.7
3
33.3
2
2
100.0
50.5
2
0
4
3
8 George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
10/13/1979
1.0
DEN DEN
vs
MIL MIL
33
18
13
1
0
0
5
17
29.4
1
100.0
7
19
36.8
35.5
8
5
6
2
9 Johnny Davis
J. Davis
10/13/1979
1.0
IND IND
vs
ATL ATL
34
15
2
8
0
6
12
50.0
1
100.0
2
2
100.0
58.2
2
10 Del Beshore
D. Beshore
10/14/1979
2.0
CHI CHI
@
PHX PHX
27
13
2
6
2
0
5
11
45.5
3
66.7
1
1
100.0
56.8
1
1
2
1
11 Mike Bratz
M. Bratz
10/14/1979
1.0
PHX PHX
vs
CHI CHI
24
12
4
4
1
0
5
13
38.5
2
50.0
1
2
50.0
43.2
1
3
2
3
12 Sam Smith
S. Smith
10/14/1979
2.0
CHI CHI
@
PHX PHX
12
10
1
2
0
1
3
6
50.0
2
100.0
2
2
100.0
72.7
0
1
0
1
13 Ron Brewer
R. Brewer
10/14/1979
1.0
POR POR
vs
DEN DEN
38
25
2
2
2
0
11
15
73.3
1
100.0
2
2
100.0
78.7
0
2
3
3
14 Freeman Williams
F. Williams
10/14/1979
1.0
SDC SDC
vs
SEA SEA
22
7
2
2
0
0
3
12
25.0
4
25.0
0
0
29.2
1
1
1
1
15 Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
10/16/1979
1.0
ATL ATL
vs
SAS SAS
36
30
3
6
1
0
14
26
53.8
1
100.0
1
1
100.0
56.7
4
5
16 Greg Kelser
G. Kelser
10/16/1979
1.0
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
26
21
6
1
0
1
8
16
50.0
1
100.0
4
4
100.0
59.1
1
5
3
5
17 Dan Issel
D. Issel
10/16/1979
1.0
DEN DEN
vs
GSW GSW
34
15
6
5
0
1
5
13
38.5
1
100.0
4
4
100.0
50.8
2
4
1
4
18 Jan van Breda Kolff
J. van Breda Kolff
10/16/1979
1.0
NJN NJN
@
IND IND
22
16
8
1
6
8
75.0
1
100.0
3
3
100.0
85.8
2
19 Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
10/16/1979
2.0
CHI CHI
@
LAL LAL
42
18
4
4
2
0
8
18
44.4
3
66.7
0
0
50.0
0
4
4
4
20 Rick Barry
R. Barry
10/16/1979
1.0
HOU HOU
@
NYK NYK
29
13
4
10
3
0
6
13
46.2
0
0
50.0
3
21 Fred Brown
F. Brown
10/16/1979
2.0
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
23
13
3
2
1
0
5
10
50.0
5
40.0
1
2
50.0
59.7
0
3
3
2
22 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
10/16/1979
1.0
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
36
19
7
3
0
2
6
18
33.3
1
100.0
6
13
46.2
40.1
2
5
6
3
23 Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
10/16/1979
1.0
PHX PHX
vs
SEA SEA
35
18
4
6
1
1
6
17
35.3
1
100.0
5
6
83.3
45.8
1
3
4
2
24 Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
10/16/1979
1.0
SDC SDC
@
POR POR
40
15
3
2
4
0
6
9
66.7
2
50.0
2
2
100.0
75.9
2
1
4
4
25 Johnny Davis
J. Davis
10/17/1979
1.0
IND IND
@
HOU HOU
39
23
1
1
1
10
21
47.6
1
100.0
2
2
100.0
52.6
4
1
StatMuse has game-level data for three-pointers per game going back to the 1979-80 season.

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3/27
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Mon
5/12
MIN MIN
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10:00 PM
Tue
5/13
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Tue
5/13
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@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Wed
5/14
NYK NYK
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BOS BOS
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