most 3-pointers made in a game by a player before 1997

Before 1996-97, Dennis Scott made the most threes in a game, with 11 three-pointers against the Hawks on April 18, 1996.

Interpreted as:
most 3-pointers made in a regular-season game by a player before 1997
NAME3PMDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Dennis Scott
D. Scott
11
4/18/1996
vs
39
35
6
2
2
0
12
20
60.0
17
64.7
0
0
87.5
1
5
1
1
2George McCloud
G. McCloud
10
12/16/1995
vs
49
36
6
2
3
0
12
22
54.5
12
83.3
2
2
100.0
78.7
1
5
1
3
3Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
10
11/8/1994
vs
42
40
1
6
1
0
10
19
52.6
18
55.6
10
10
100.0
85.5
0
1
4
2
4Brian Shaw
B. Shaw
10
4/8/1993
@
32
32
6
3
4
0
11
16
68.8
15
66.7
0
0
100.0
0
6
3
2
5Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
9
2/23/1996
vs
40
39
2
3
2
0
12
17
70.6
10
90.0
6
7
85.7
97.1
0
2
4
3
6Robert Horry
R. Horry
9
2/22/1996
@
44
27
3
3
0
3
9
12
75.0
12
75.0
0
0
112.5
0
3
1
3
7Nick Anderson
N. Anderson
9
1/19/1996
@
40
29
4
4
0
0
10
13
76.9
12
75.0
0
0
111.5
0
4
1
1
8Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
M. Abdul-Rauf
9
12/7/1995
@
41
51
2
2
2
0
17
27
63.0
14
64.3
8
8
100.0
83.6
0
2
2
2
9Dana Barros
D. Barros
9
1/27/1995
vs
44
39
4
7
3
1
13
23
56.5
12
75.0
4
4
100.0
78.8
1
3
4
2
10Dennis Scott
D. Scott
9
4/13/1993
vs
40
41
6
3
0
1
16
31
51.6
19
47.4
0
0
66.1
2
4
0
2
11Michael Adams
M. Adams
9
4/12/1991
@
40
35
2
9
7
0
12
28
42.9
20
45.0
2
2
100.0
60.6
2
0
7
2
12Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
9
4/20/1990
vs
35
36
4
3
0
0
13
16
81.3
11
81.8
1
1
100.0
109.5
0
4
3
1
13George McCloud
G. McCloud
8
4/9/1996
@
41
37
2
1
1
0
14
24
58.3
14
57.1
1
1
100.0
75.7
0
2
2
3
14Dennis Scott
D. Scott
8
3/4/1996
@
36
26
5
4
1
0
9
16
56.3
15
53.3
0
0
81.3
1
4
2
2
15Sean Elliott
S. Elliott
8
3/2/1996
vs
42
33
3
2
3
0
11
21
52.4
11
72.7
3
4
75.0
72.5
1
2
5
3
16George McCloud
G. McCloud
8
2/29/1996
@
39
24
1
2
2
2
8
17
47.1
14
57.1
0
0
70.6
0
1
3
5
17Dennis Scott
D. Scott
8
2/29/1996
@
38
30
4
3
1
1
11
21
52.4
16
50.0
0
0
71.4
3
1
2
2
18George McCloud
G. McCloud
8
2/27/1996
vs
48
30
12
2
2
0
10
22
45.5
16
50.0
2
4
50.0
63.1
1
11
3
2
19Dennis Scott
D. Scott
8
2/21/1996
@
39
32
4
3
0
0
11
18
61.1
13
61.5
2
2
100.0
84.7
2
2
2
2
20Danny Ferry
D. Ferry
8
2/13/1996
vs
38
31
4
5
0
1
11
20
55.0
10
80.0
1
2
50.0
74.2
1
3
1
2
21George McCloud
G. McCloud
8
2/6/1996
@
45
36
5
3
4
0
13
21
61.9
12
66.7
2
4
50.0
79.1
3
2
1
3
22George McCloud
G. McCloud
8
12/12/1995
vs
44
30
6
2
1
0
10
19
52.6
12
66.7
2
3
66.7
73.8
1
5
1
3
23Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
M. Abdul-Rauf
8
11/24/1995
@
41
39
6
10
2
0
13
23
56.5
11
72.7
5
6
83.3
76.1
2
4
2
1
24Robert Horry
R. Horry
8
11/16/1995
@
43
40
6
9
1
1
16
26
61.5
14
57.1
0
1
0.0
75.6
0
6
2
2
25Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
8
4/11/1995
@
49
38
11
10
3
0
12
27
44.4
12
66.7
6
10
60.0
60.5
4
7
3
4
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