most three-point made by a point guard in a game in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Adams made the most threes by a point guard in a game, with 8 three-pointers versus the Bucks on January 21, 1989.

Interpreted as:
most three-point made by a point guard in a regular-season game in the 1980s
NAME3PMDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Adams
M. Adams
8
1/21/1989
vs
39
28
4
5
1
0
10
20
50.0
12
66.7
0
2
0.0
67.0
1
3
3
4
2Mike Evans
M. Evans
7
4/22/1988
@
24
29
4
1
0
0
9
13
69.2
9
77.8
4
6
66.7
92.7
0
4
0
1
3Leon Wood
L. Wood
7
12/20/1987
@
32
27
1
5
0
0
10
13
76.9
10
70.0
0
0
103.8
0
1
1
2
4Mark Price
M. Price
6
3/9/1989
@
37
37
2
10
2
0
13
20
65.0
6
100.0
5
5
100.0
83.3
1
1
2
3
5Derek Harper
D. Harper
6
1/9/1989
vs
41
38
2
3
3
2
16
29
55.2
12
50.0
0
1
0.0
64.5
0
2
2
4
6Mike Evans
M. Evans
6
1/4/1988
@
28
28
0
2
2
0
10
19
52.6
11
54.5
2
2
100.0
70.4
0
0
5
1
7Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
6
3/7/1986
@
43
33
4
8
1
0
13
24
54.2
8
75.0
1
1
100.0
67.5
2
2
7
0
8Ron Lee
R. Lee
6
3/16/1980
vs
42
20
5
6
9
0
7
17
41.2
12
50.0
0
2
0.0
55.9
4
3
9Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
5
4/20/1989
vs
35
29
4
9
3
0
12
18
66.7
6
83.3
0
0
80.6
1
3
4
3
10Michael Adams
M. Adams
5
2/27/1989
@
36
21
2
8
1
0
7
15
46.7
11
45.5
2
2
100.0
66.1
1
1
2
5
11Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
5
2/17/1989
vs
36
20
0
6
0
1
6
12
50.0
5
100.0
3
4
75.0
72.7
0
0
4
4
12Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
5
2/9/1989
@
35
25
4
8
0
0
8
14
57.1
9
55.6
4
5
80.0
77.2
0
4
1
2
13Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
5
1/31/1989
vs
41
37
1
5
1
0
15
23
65.2
8
62.5
2
4
50.0
74.7
0
1
4
2
14Michael Adams
M. Adams
5
12/17/1988
vs
39
24
1
5
3
1
9
20
45.0
10
50.0
1
1
100.0
58.7
0
1
5
2
15Michael Adams
M. Adams
5
4/15/1988
vs
42
26
4
1
2
0
10
19
52.6
11
45.5
1
1
100.0
66.9
1
3
0
3
16Michael Adams
M. Adams
5
4/11/1988
@
42
23
3
9
1
1
8
20
40.0
10
50.0
2
4
50.0
52.8
1
2
1
3
17Derek Harper
D. Harper
5
4/9/1988
vs
38
35
2
11
2
1
12
16
75.0
6
83.3
6
7
85.7
91.7
1
1
2
2
18Michael Adams
M. Adams
5
3/14/1988
vs
44
20
1
7
4
0
7
20
35.0
15
33.3
1
2
50.0
47.9
0
1
1
4
19Michael Adams
M. Adams
5
2/3/1988
vs
41
21
3
9
3
0
7
13
53.8
7
71.4
2
2
100.0
75.6
0
3
0
0
20John Bagley
J. Bagley
5
2/2/1988
@
45
22
5
6
0
0
8
19
42.1
11
45.5
1
1
100.0
56.6
0
5
2
0
21Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
5
12/18/1987
vs
37
24
5
6
0
1
9
17
52.9
7
71.4
1
4
25.0
64.0
2
3
2
4
22Derek Harper
D. Harper
5
1/30/1987
vs
41
28
4
5
1
0
10
19
52.6
7
71.4
3
4
75.0
67.4
0
4
3
3
23Derek Harper
D. Harper
5
1/9/1987
vs
39
29
0
7
1
1
11
18
61.1
8
62.5
2
3
66.7
75.1
0
0
2
5
24Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
5
11/7/1986
@
16
19
0
2
0
0
6
9
66.7
6
83.3
2
2
100.0
96.2
0
0
1
2
25Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
5
3/9/1986
vs
39
25
2
18
2
1
10
17
58.8
7
71.4
0
0
73.5
0
2
3
3
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