who was first nba player to hit 7 three pointers in a game

Rick Barry hit 7 three-pointers against the New Jersey Nets on February 6, 1980.

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Who was first NBA player to hit 7 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	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
2	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
3	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
4	Leon Wood L. Wood	12/20/1987	7	SAS	@	POR	32	27	1	5	0	0	10	13	76.9	10	70.0	0	0		103.8	0	1	1	2
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	4/3/1988	7	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
6	Mike Evans M. Evans	4/22/1988	7	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
7	Michael Adams M. Adams	1/21/1989	8	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
8	Ricky Berry R. Berry	2/9/1989	7	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
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1/18/1990	7	CHI	vs	GSW	33	44	12	8	1	2	17	30	56.7	12	58.3	3	3	100.0	70.2	3	9	2	3
10	Reggie Miller R. Miller	1/30/1990	7	IND	@	ORL	40	35	4	6	2	0	12	28	42.9	10	70.0	4	4	100.0	58.8	2	2	2	5
11	Derek Harper D. Harper	3/23/1990	7	DAL	@	MIA	37	34	6	9	1	0	13	20	65.0	11	63.6	1	2	50.0	81.4	1	5	1	4
12	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	4/19/1990	7	SEA	@	SAC	49	43	5	0	1	0	15	23	65.2	11	63.6	6	6	100.0	83.9	3	2	0	1
13	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	4/20/1990	9	SEA	vs	LAC	35	36	4	3	0	0	13	16	81.3	11	81.8	1	1	100.0	109.5	0	4	3	1
14	Michael Adams M. Adams	12/26/1990	7	DEN	@	SAC	37	44	4	10	5	0	17	26	65.4	11	63.6	3	4	75.0	79.3	1	3	5	5
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	3/4/1991	7	BOS	vs	IND	37	29	7	10	0	0	10	18	55.6	10	70.0	2	2	100.0	76.8	0	7	5	1
16	Michael Adams M. Adams	3/23/1991	7	DEN	vs	MIL	43	54	5	9	3	0	17	31	54.8	16	43.8	13	17	76.5	70.2	0	5	4	5
17	Vernon Maxwell V. Maxwell	4/5/1991	8	HOU	@	DEN	44	45	9	7	0	0	14	25	56.0	12	66.7	9	10	90.0	76.5	2	7	2	3
18	Michael Adams M. Adams	4/12/1991	9	DEN	@	LAC	40	35	2	9	7	0	12	28	42.9	20	45.0	2	2	100.0	60.6	2	0	7	2
19	Chuck Person C. Person	4/28/1991	7	IND	@	BOS	41	39	6	2	0	0	16	24	66.7	10	70.0	0	0		81.3	0	6	3	2
20	Vernon Maxwell V. Maxwell	3/5/1992	7	HOU	vs	MIA	32	25	2	6	1	0	9	14	64.3	10	70.0	0	0		89.3	0	2	0	2
21	Glen Rice G. Rice	3/27/1992	7	MIA	vs	SAS	41	35	7	3	2	0	12	18	66.7	9	77.8	4	4	100.0	88.6	1	6	0	2
22	John Starks J. Starks	3/31/1992	8	NYK	vs	CHI	37	28	5	10	1	0	10	22	45.5	15	53.3	0	0		63.6	0	5	3	2
23	Terry Porter T. Porter	11/14/1992	7	POR	@	GSW	30	40	2	2	1	0	13	17	76.5	7	100.0	7	8	87.5	97.5	1	1	3	4
24	Dennis Scott D. Scott	12/9/1992	8	ORL	@	DET	48	38	4	4	1	0	13	25	52.0	12	66.7	4	5	80.0	69.9	2	2	1	4
25	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	12/22/1992	7	GSW	@	PHX	43	34	5	1	1	1	12	18	66.7	9	77.8	3	6	50.0	82.4	2	3	2	0

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