Stranger Stats #1: NBA Franchise Single-Game 3-Point Records Are Held by These Guys??
What’s the first thing that you think about when I mention these names: Robert Covington, Marcus Smart, and Trevor Ariza, Kelly Oubre Jr., Danny Green, Wesley Matthews?
Solid defenders? Reliable role players? Classic 3 and D players that fit the modern style of basketball? All of that is true.
But there’s one thing they have in common that you probably wouldn’t expect at all: each of them holds a franchise record for most three-pointers made in a single game.
Whaaaaat????
That might sound surprising, even a little wrong. When we think about single-game three-point records for NBA teams, our minds usually jump to the obvious names: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Damian Lillard, James Harden … Superstars. Volume shooters. Offensive engines.
Yet franchise record holders are not always the star players.
This post is inspired by Julian Champagnie‘s recent lights-out shooting performance vs. the New York Knicks on 12/31/2025. He made 11 threes in that game, setting a new franchise record for the San Antonio Spurs. This made me curious: who actually owns these single-game three-point records across the league? So I dug into the data and identified the record holder for each current NBA team. The table below is made on 01/05/2026 (With the rate people are shooting 3s in the league right now, none of these records are safe 😂, and we might comeback and update them). In cases where the record was tied, I kept every instance in a chronological order, from the earliest time to the most recent.
Did you see any surprising names?
Danilo Gallinari — 10/12 3PT, 2021-02-24 vs Boston Celtics
Bogdan Bogdanovic — 10/17 3PT, 2023-12-11 vs Denver Nuggets
Marcus Smart — 11/22 3PT, 2020-01-18 vs Phoenix Suns
Deron Williams — 11/16 3PT, 2013-03-08 vs Washington Wizards
Kemba Walker — 10/14 3PT, 2018-03-22 vs Memphis Grizzlies
Devonte' Graham — 10/16 3PT, 2019-12-04 vs Golden State Warriors
Terry Rozier — 10/16 3PT, 2020-12-23 @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Kelly Oubre Jr. — 10/15 3PT, 2022-01-26 @ Indiana Pacers
Zach LaVine — 13/17 3PT, 2019-11-23 @ Charlotte Hornets
Kyrie Irving — 11/19 3PT, 2015-01-28 vs Portland Trail Blazers
George McCloud — 10/12 3PT, 1995-12-16 vs Phoenix Suns
Wesley Matthews — 10/17 3PT, 2015-12-06 @ Washington Wizards
Tim Hardaway Jr. — 10/18 3PT, 2021-05-04 @ Miami Heat
JR Smith — 11/18 3PT, 2009-04-13 vs Sacramento Kings
Joe Dumars — 10/18 3PT, 1994-11-08 vs Minnesota Timberwolves
Saddiq Bey — 10/14 3PT, 2022-03-17 @ Orlando Magic
Klay Thompson — 14/24 3PT, 2018-10-29 @ Chicago Bulls
Chandler Parsons — 10/14 3PT, 2014-01-24 vs Memphis Grizzlies
James Harden — 10/23 3PT, 2019-01-03 @ Golden State Warriors- James Harden — 10/18 3PT, 2019-12-11 @ Cleveland Cavaliers
- James Harden — 10/15 3PT, 2019-12-13 @ Orlando Magic
Fred VanVleet — 10/15 3PT, 2024-03-23 vs Utah Jazz
Dillon Brooks — 10/15 3PT, 2025-01-27 @ Boston Celtics
Tyrese Haliburton — 10/16 3PT, 2022-12-23 @ Miami Heat
Robert Covington — 11/18 3PT, 2022-04-01 @ Milwaukee Bucks
Kobe Bryant — 12/18 3PT, 2003-01-07 vs Seattle SuperSonics
Luke Kennard — 10/11 3PT, 2023-03-24 vs Houston Rockets
Brian Shaw — 10/15 3PT, 1993-04-08 @ Milwaukee Bucks
Mario Chalmers — 10/13 3PT, 2013-01-12 @ Sacramento Kings
Duncan Robinson — 10/14 3PT, 2019-12-10 vs Atlanta Hawks
Tyler Herro — 10/15 3PT, 2022-12-15 @ Houston Rockets- Tyler Herro — 10/17 3PT, 2024-11-12 @ Detroit Pistons
Ray Allen — 10/14 3PT, 2002-04-14 vs Charlotte Hornets
Damian Lillard — 10/15 3PT, 2024-11-02 vs Cleveland Cavaliers
Malik Beasley — 11/17 3PT, 2022-03-09 vs Oklahoma City Thunder
CJ McCollum — 11/16 3PT, 2022-12-30 vs Philadelphia 76ers
Donte DiVincenzo — 11/20 3PT, 2024-03-25 vs Detroit Pistons
Paul George — 10/16 3PT, 2019-02-01 @ Miami Heat
Isaiah Joe — 10/14 3PT, 2025-04-11 @ Utah Jazz
Dennis Scott — 11/17 3PT, 1996-04-18 vs Atlanta Hawks
Dana Barros — 9/12 3PT, 1995-01-27 vs Phoenix Suns
Danny Green — 9/21 3PT, 2021-01-12 vs Miami Heat
Tyrese Maxey — 9/12 3PT, 2022-10-28 @ Toronto Raptors
Grayson Allen — 10/15 3PT, 2025-11-10 vs New Orleans Pelicans
- Damian Lillard — 13/22 3PT, 2023-02-26 vs Houston Rockets
Keegan Murray — 12/15 3PT, 2023-12-16 vs Utah Jazz
Julian Champagnie — 11/17 3PT, 2025-12-31 vs New York Knicks
Donyell Marshall — 12/19 3PT, 2005-03-13 vs Philadelphia 76ers
Bojan Bogdanovic — 11/18 3PT, 2022-03-06 @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Trevor Ariza — 10/14 3PT, 2014-02-12 @ Houston Rockets