Believe it or not, there was once a time when there were no three-point lines on any NBA courts.
Nowadays, even if you are seven feet tall and made your bones in the post, you don't get minutes if you can't shoot from range.
But while this spike in shots from range is irrefutable, does quantity equate to quality?
The evidence is undeniable on this list: if the hand is hot, it is best to keep feeding it.
From a vaunted sixth man to a pair of Splash Brothers, here are the ten instances of NBA players attempting 22 or more three-pointers in a single NBA game, all of which arose within the last decade.
Funny that.
| Player | Team | Opponent | Date | Three-point attempts | Three-pointers made | Three-point percentage | Total points |
| Klay Thompson | Golden State Warriors | Chicago Bulls | 29/10/2018 | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 52 |
| Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | Atlanta Hawks | 3/2/2024 | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 60 |
| James Harden | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings | 30/3/2019 | 23 | 7 | 30.4 | 50 |
| James Harden | Houston Rockets | Golden State Warriors | 3/1/2019 | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 44 |
| Damian Lillard | Portland Trailblazers | Houston Rockets | 26/2/2023 | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 71 |
| Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | Memphis Grizzlies | 16/5/2021 | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 46 |
| Marcus Smart | Boston Celtics | Phoenix Suns | 18/1/2020 | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 37 |
| James Harden | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | 16/11/2018 | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 49 |
| James Harden | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | 13/2/2019 | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 42 |
| JR Smith | New York Knicks | Miami Heat | 6/4/2014 | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 32 |
