who was first nba player to hit 5 three pointers in a game

Brian Taylor made 5 shots from downtown against the Bucks on November 18, 1979.

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Who was first NBA player to hit 5 or more three pointers in a game?

	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	Brian Taylor B. Taylor	11/18/1979	5	SDC	vs	MIL	43	23	1	9	6	0	8	21	38.1	10	50.0	2	2	100.0	52.6			1	2
2	Chris Ford C. Ford	11/28/1979	5	BOS	vs	DEN	27	27	1	3	4	0	11	16	68.8	7	71.4	0	0		84.4	1	0	0	3
3	Rick Barry R. Barry	1/13/1980	5	HOU	@	MIL	22	19	3	3	1	0	6	10	60.0			2	3	66.7	83.9			1	1
4	Chris Ford C. Ford	1/20/1980	5	BOS	vs	SEA	41	26	2	2			10	16	62.5	7	71.4	1	1	100.0	79.1	1	1	3	3
5	Rick Barry R. Barry	2/6/1980	7	HOU	vs	NJN	33	27	4	7	2	0	8	14	57.1	10	70.0	4	5	80.0	83.3			0	4
6	Rick Barry R. Barry	2/9/1980	8	HOU	vs	UTA	28	24	1	6	1	1	8	14	57.1	12	66.7	0	0		85.7			2	3
7	Ron Lee R. Lee	3/16/1980	6	DET	vs	HOU	42	20	5	6	9	0	7	17	41.2	12	50.0	0	2	0.0	55.9			4	3
8	Mike Bratz M. Bratz	4/8/1980	5	PHX	@	LAL	19	25	4	2	3	0	9	17	52.9	10	50.0	2	2	100.0	69.9	0	4	2	2
9	Joe Hassett J. Hassett	3/28/1981	5	GSW	vs	DEN	25	15	2	2	0	0	5	13	38.5	10	50.0	0	0		57.7	0	2	1	2
10	John Roche J. Roche	1/9/1982	8	DEN	vs	SEA	26	24	1	5	1	0	8	14	57.1	13	61.5	0	0		85.7	0	1	2	0
11	World B. Free W. B. Free	12/27/1984	5	CLE	@	CHI	32	30	2	6	0	0	11	21	52.4	8	62.5	3	4	75.0	65.9	0	2	0	2
12	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	1/13/1985	6	DAL	vs	POR	20	27	4	0	2	0	10	15	66.7	8	75.0	1	2	50.0	85.0	3	1	2	1
13	World B. Free W. B. Free	2/16/1985	6	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
14	Mike Evans M. Evans	3/1/1985	5	DEN	@	DAL	30	38	4	8	1	0	15	20	75.0	7	71.4	3	3	100.0	89.1	0	4	7	3
15	John Lucas J. Lucas	12/21/1985	5	HOU	@	ATL	34	29	2	11	4	0	10	15	66.7	6	83.3	4	6	66.7	82.2	0	2	1	2
16	Kevin McKenna K. McKenna	2/17/1986	5	WAS	@	LAC	28	25	3	1	0	0	8	14	57.1	9	55.6	4	4	100.0	79.3	1	2	2	5
17	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	2/28/1986	5	LAL	vs	PHX	31	20	3	7	2	1	7	13	53.8	7	71.4	1	2	50.0	72.0	1	2	0	3
18	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	3/7/1986	6	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
19	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	3/9/1986	5	LAC	vs	DEN	39	25	2	18	2	1	10	17	58.8	7	71.4	0	0		73.5	0	2	3	3
20	Larry Bird L. Bird	3/18/1986	5	BOS	vs	CLE	29	43	8	3	3	0	17	24	70.8	6	83.3	4	4	100.0	83.5	0	8	1	0
21	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	3/18/1986	6	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
22	Brad Davis B. Davis	4/25/1986	5	DAL	@	UTA	22	26	3	3	2	0	8	8	100.0	5	100.0	5	7	71.4	117.3	0	3	3	3
23	Craig Hodges C. Hodges	5/9/1986	5	MIL	@	PHI	37	22	1	4	8	0	7	15	46.7	7	71.4	3	4	75.0	65.6	0	1	3	2
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	5/18/1986	5	BOS	@	MIL	45	30	8	5	2	0	10	17	58.8	6	83.3	5	5	100.0	78.1	0	8	7	5
25	Craig Hodges C. Hodges	11/7/1986	5	MIL	@	NJN	16	19	0	2	0	0	6	9	66.7	6	83.3	2	2	100.0	96.2	0	0	1	2

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