which nba players made the most three pointers in a single game from 1979-80 to 1988-89

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Adams, John Roche and Rick Barry were tied for the most threes in a game, with 8 three-pointers.

Interpreted as:
Which NBA players made the most three pointers in a single regular-season game from 1979-80 to 1988-89?
NAME3PMDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Adams
M. Adams
8
1/21/1989
DEN DEN
vs
MIL MIL
39
28
4
5
1
0
10
20
50.0
12
66.7
0
2
0.0
67.0
1
3
3
4
2John Roche
J. Roche
8
1/9/1982
DEN DEN
vs
SEA SEA
26
24
1
5
1
0
8
14
57.1
13
61.5
0
0
85.7
0
1
2
0
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
8
2/9/1980
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
28
24
1
6
1
1
8
14
57.1
12
66.7
0
0
85.7
2
3
4Ricky Berry
R. Berry
7
2/9/1989
SAC SAC
vs
GSW GSW
32
34
8
3
2
1
11
23
47.8
14
50.0
5
5
100.0
67.5
2
6
1
4
5Mike Evans
M. Evans
7
4/22/1988
DEN DEN
@
POR POR
24
29
4
1
0
0
9
13
69.2
9
77.8
4
6
66.7
92.7
0
4
0
1
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
7
4/3/1988
BOS BOS
vs
DAL DAL
43
32
5
8
0
0
11
19
57.9
10
70.0
3
3
100.0
78.7
0
5
4
1
7Leon Wood
L. Wood
7
12/20/1987
SAS SAS
@
POR POR
32
27
1
5
0
0
10
13
76.9
10
70.0
0
0
103.8
0
1
1
2
8Rick Barry
R. Barry
7
2/6/1980
HOU HOU
vs
NJN NJN
33
27
4
7
2
0
8
14
57.1
10
70.0
4
5
80.0
83.3
0
4
9Ricky Berry
R. Berry
6
4/1/1989
SAC SAC
vs
UTA UTA
36
33
2
1
4
1
10
17
58.8
10
60.0
7
7
100.0
82.2
1
1
0
4
10Gerald Wilkins
G. Wilkins
6
3/31/1989
NYK NYK
vs
GSW GSW
32
23
3
3
1
0
7
16
43.8
10
60.0
3
4
75.0
64.8
1
2
2
4
11Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
6
3/31/1989
PHX PHX
vs
MIL MIL
34
28
3
3
0
0
10
19
52.6
10
60.0
2
3
66.7
68.9
0
3
0
3
12Mark Price
M. Price
6
3/9/1989
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
37
37
2
10
2
0
13
20
65.0
6
100.0
5
5
100.0
83.3
1
1
2
3
13Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
6
3/4/1989
SAC SAC
@
GSW GSW
40
45
7
4
1
0
16
29
55.2
13
46.2
7
8
87.5
69.2
4
3
6
6
14Harold Pressley
H. Pressley
6
3/4/1989
SAC SAC
@
GSW GSW
36
20
9
2
3
1
7
16
43.8
11
54.5
0
0
62.5
3
6
2
0
15Reggie Miller
R. Miller
6
3/2/1989
IND IND
@
GSW GSW
47
36
10
6
1
3
11
19
57.9
11
54.5
8
10
80.0
76.9
2
8
2
3
16Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
6
2/22/1989
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
34
39
8
3
4
1
12
15
80.0
6
100.0
9
12
75.0
96.2
3
5
4
1
17Derek Harper
D. Harper
6
1/9/1989
DAL DAL
vs
PHI PHI
41
38
2
3
3
2
16
29
55.2
12
50.0
0
1
0.0
64.5
0
2
2
4
18Trent Tucker
T. Tucker
6
11/23/1988
NYK NYK
@
DET DET
45
25
4
3
2
0
9
15
60.0
9
66.7
1
1
100.0
81.0
1
3
0
3
19Mike Evans
M. Evans
6
1/4/1988
DEN DEN
@
CLE CLE
28
28
0
2
2
0
10
19
52.6
11
54.5
2
2
100.0
70.4
0
0
5
1
20Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
6
1/4/1988
BOS BOS
@
UTA UTA
37
20
3
1
2
0
7
15
46.7
6
100.0
0
0
66.7
1
2
2
0
21Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
6
11/18/1987
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
54
33
2
4
2
0
13
24
54.2
9
66.7
1
2
50.0
66.3
1
1
4
5
22Chuck Person
C. Person
6
2/11/1987
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
38
42
9
2
2
0
18
23
78.3
6
100.0
0
0
91.3
0
9
2
4
23Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
6
3/18/1986
DAL DAL
vs
SAS SAS
32
28
8
5
1
0
10
14
71.4
7
85.7
2
2
100.0
94.1
4
4
1
2
24Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
6
3/7/1986
LAC LAC
@
SAS SAS
43
33
4
8
1
0
13
24
54.2
8
75.0
1
1
100.0
67.5
2
2
7
0
25World B. Free
W. B. Free
6
2/16/1985
CLE CLE
vs
HOU HOU
38
45
4
9
2
0
17
30
56.7
9
66.7
5
5
100.0
69.9
2
2
3
2
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