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Top 5 NBA rookies with most 3-pointers in a game ft. Dalton Knecht

Knecht 'connected' nine 3-pointers in Lakers' win over Jazz on Tuesday.

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The Los Angeles Lakers cruised to their sixth straight win after a 124-118 win over Utah Jazz on Tuesday. 20-year-old rookie Dalton Knecht had a red-hot shooting night at the Crypto.com Arena, scoring a career-high 37 points, including a staggering nine 3-pointers on 12 attempts in the game.

With his stunning 3P shooting spree, Knecht tied the NBA single-game rookie record. The No. 17 overall pick in June’s NBA Draft totaled 22 straight points for the Lakers in the third quarter, including 6 three-pointers.

His last 3-pointer off a pass from LeBron James, brought the crowd to its feet and secured his place in NBA history.

DALTON KNECHT HAD HIMSELF A NIGHT:

🔥 37 PTS (career high)
🔥 9 3PM (ties rookie record)
🔥 Scored 22 straight for LA@Lakers move 2-0 in #EmiratesNBACup play and are undefeated going back to last season 💯 pic.twitter.com/OjMOeKxY4p
— NBA (@NBA) November 20, 2024

Notably, Knecht is only the fourth NBA rookie to hit nine three-pointers in a game.

Former Dallas Mavericks guard Rodrigue Beaubois was the first NBA rookie to sink nine 3-pointers in a game. He set the record against the Golden State Warriors on March 27, 2010.

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7 years later, another former Mavs Yogi Ferrell tied the record with nine 3-pointers against the Portland Trailblazers on February 3, 2017.

Utah Jazz’s guard Keyonte George matched the record with nine 3-pointers against the Warriors in February last season.

Top 5 NBA rookies with most 3-pointers in a game

Rodrigue Beaubois – 9
Yogi Ferrell – 9
Keyonte George – 9
Dalton Knecht – 9
Keegan Murray – 8

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