Klay Thompson sank an NBA-record 14 3-pointers in a 2018 game vs. the Bulls.
Entering the 2024-25 season, former Warriors guard Klay Thompson holds the record for most 3-pointers made in an NBA game with 14. He set that mark on Oct. 29, 2018 in Chicago when he scored 52 points to spark a 149-124 Golden State win against the Bulls.
Prior to Thompson’s performance in 2018, his former Warriors teammate Stephen Curry held the record with 13 3-pointers made (Nov. 7, 2016 vs. New Orleans). Since then, two more players have made 13 3-pointers in a game, bringing the total to four.
- Klay Thompson: 14 3-pointers, 52 points (Oct. 29, 2018, Warriors vs. Bulls)
- Stephen Curry: 13 3-pointers, 46 points (Nov. 7, 2016, Warriors vs. Pelicans)
- Damian Lillard: 13 3-pointers, 71 points (Feb. 26, 2023, Blazers vs. Rockets)
- Zach LaVine: 13 3-pointers, 49 points (Nov. 23, 2019, Bulls vs. Hornets)
While Curry no longer holds the single-game record, the all-time leader in 3-pointers made (3,747) has the most games with 10 or more 3-pointers made with 25. Fifty-three players have made at least 10 3-pointers in a game, but only two other players have done so more than three times — Thompson (nine) and Lillard (five).
- 10+ 3-pointers made: 97 games by 53 players (Curry leads with 25)
- 11+ 3-pointers made: 38 games by 19 players (Curry leads with 13)
- 12+ 3-pointers made: 10 games by 7 players (Thompson leads with 3)
- 13+ 3-pointers made: 4 games by 4 players
- 14+ 3-pointers made: 1 game by Thompson
In the NBA Playoffs, there have only been three games in which a player has made at least 10 3-pointers. Lillard has two of them, including the record 12 3-pointers made on June 1, 2021 in a first-round overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets.
- Lillard: 12 3-pointers, 55 points (June 1, 2021, Game 5 of first round, Blazers vs. Nuggets)
- Thompson: 11 3-pointers, 41 points (May 28, 2016, Game 6 of Western Conference Finals, Warriors vs. Thunder)
- Lillard: 10 3-pointers, 50 points (April 23, 2019, Game of first round, Blazers vs. Thunder)
