nba record 3 pointers attempted in one game between 1979-80 to 1989-90

Between the 1979-80 and 1989-90 seasons, Michael Adams had the most three-point attempts in a game, with 15 attempts against the Jazz on March 14, 1988.

Interpreted as:
NBA record 3 pointers attempted by a player in one regular-season game between 1979-80 to 1989-90
NAME3PADATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Adams
M. Adams
15
3/14/1988
vs
44
20
1
7
4
0
7
20
35.0
5
33.3
1
2
50.0
47.9
0
1
1
4
2Ricky Berry
R. Berry
14
2/9/1989
vs
32
34
8
3
2
1
11
23
47.8
7
50.0
5
5
100.0
67.5
2
6
1
4
3Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
13
3/4/1989
@
40
45
7
4
1
0
16
29
55.2
6
46.2
7
8
87.5
69.2
4
3
6
6
4Chuck Person
C. Person
13
3/2/1989
@
51
32
10
6
1
1
13
31
41.9
4
30.8
2
3
66.7
49.5
6
4
2
2
5John Roche
J. Roche
13
1/9/1982
vs
26
24
1
5
1
0
8
14
57.1
8
61.5
0
0
85.7
0
1
2
0
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
12
1/18/1990
vs
33
44
12
8
1
2
17
30
56.7
7
58.3
3
3
100.0
70.2
3
9
2
3
7Michael Adams
M. Adams
12
1/21/1989
vs
39
28
4
5
1
0
10
20
50.0
8
66.7
0
2
0.0
67.0
1
3
3
4
8Trent Tucker
T. Tucker
12
1/18/1989
@
24
9
4
1
1
0
3
13
23.1
3
25.0
0
0
34.6
1
3
1
3
9Derek Harper
D. Harper
12
1/9/1989
vs
41
38
2
3
3
2
16
29
55.2
6
50.0
0
1
0.0
64.5
0
2
2
4
10Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
12
3/9/1988
vs
39
16
2
8
0
0
6
15
40.0
4
33.3
0
0
53.3
0
2
1
1
11Ron Lee
R. Lee
12
3/16/1980
vs
42
20
5
6
9
0
7
17
41.2
6
50.0
0
2
0.0
55.9
4
3
12Rick Barry
R. Barry
12
2/9/1980
vs
28
24
1
6
1
1
8
14
57.1
8
66.7
0
0
85.7
2
3
13Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
11
4/20/1990
vs
35
36
4
3
0
0
13
16
81.3
9
81.8
1
1
100.0
109.5
0
4
3
1
14Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
11
4/19/1990
@
49
43
5
0
1
0
15
23
65.2
7
63.6
6
6
100.0
83.9
3
2
0
1
15Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
11
4/3/1990
vs
42
30
0
3
2
0
11
24
45.8
5
45.5
3
5
60.0
57.3
0
0
2
6
16Derek Harper
D. Harper
11
3/23/1990
@
37
34
6
9
1
0
13
20
65.0
7
63.6
1
2
50.0
81.4
1
5
1
4
17Michael Adams
M. Adams
11
1/8/1990
@
37
26
5
10
5
0
10
24
41.7
3
27.3
3
3
100.0
51.3
0
5
4
2
18Michael Adams
M. Adams
11
4/4/1989
vs
34
25
4
6
2
1
6
18
33.3
1
9.1
12
13
92.3
52.7
0
4
1
3
19Harold Pressley
H. Pressley
11
3/4/1989
@
36
20
9
2
3
1
7
16
43.8
6
54.5
0
0
62.5
3
6
2
0
20Reggie Miller
R. Miller
11
3/2/1989
@
47
36
10
6
1
3
11
19
57.9
6
54.5
8
10
80.0
76.9
2
8
2
3
21Michael Adams
M. Adams
11
2/27/1989
@
36
21
2
8
1
0
7
15
46.7
5
45.5
2
2
100.0
66.1
1
1
2
5
22Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
11
2/27/1989
vs
34
18
3
4
0
0
6
17
35.3
4
36.4
2
2
100.0
50.3
1
2
1
3
23Michael Adams
M. Adams
11
12/22/1988
vs
42
20
7
3
3
0
6
19
31.6
3
27.3
5
5
100.0
47.2
2
5
2
2
24Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
11
4/17/1988
@
41
21
2
9
2
0
8
15
53.3
5
45.5
0
0
70.0
0
2
3
3
25Michael Adams
M. Adams
11
4/15/1988
vs
42
26
4
1
2
0
10
19
52.6
5
45.5
1
1
100.0
66.9
1
3
0
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for three-point attempts going back to the 1983-84 season.

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