league average team 3 point attempts per game in the 80s

The Boston Celtics averaged 4.3 three-point attempts per game between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons.

TEAM3PAGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Celtics
Celtics
4.3
820
241.6
112.4
44.6
27.6
8.2
5.7
44.4
88.2
50.3
1.4
33.1
22.2
28.5
77.9
55.8
13.8
30.8
17.3
198,150
92,157
36,569
22,596
6,712
4,705
14,161
18,916
2Knicks
Knicks
4.2
820
241.6
106.5
41.2
24.8
9.5
4.5
42.1
87.5
48.2
1.3
30.6
20.9
28.3
73.8
53.3
14.2
27.0
18.4
198,125
87,312
33,789
20,303
7,826
3,708
15,062
21,794
3Warriors
Warriors
3.7
820
241.7
110.2
44.1
23.8
9.3
4.5
43.6
91.4
47.8
1.1
28.8
21.9
29.0
75.7
52.9
15.6
28.5
17.9
198,225
90,375
36,122
19,549
7,602
3,694
14,684
21,118
4Pistons
Pistons
2.5
820
241.7
110.7
45.3
25.4
8.5
5.6
43.7
90.7
48.2
0.7
26.1
22.6
29.7
75.9
53.3
15.5
29.8
18.0
198,200
90,746
37,177
20,840
6,966
4,580
14,782
20,804
5Lakers
Lakers
3.5
820
241.4
115.2
44.6
29.5
9.2
5.8
46.5
89.2
52.1
1.1
30.2
21.2
27.8
76.5
56.8
13.8
30.9
18.1
197,975
94,492
36,600
24,171
7,512
4,778
14,850
18,925
6Kings
Kings
3.4
820
241.4
109.4
43.4
26.5
8.3
4.8
43.3
89.3
48.5
1.0
29.8
21.7
28.6
75.8
53.7
14.2
29.1
18.2
197,925
89,703
35,562
21,751
6,787
3,922
14,945
21,300
776ers
76ers
3.0
820
242.2
109.9
44.3
25.5
9.7
6.7
42.3
85.5
49.5
0.8
28.1
24.5
32.0
76.5
55.2
14.6
29.7
18.9
198,625
90,135
36,343
20,873
7,932
5,478
15,475
19,315
8Hawks
Hawks
2.5
820
241.7
105.8
43.8
23.8
8.4
6.4
40.9
85.7
47.7
0.7
26.6
23.3
30.5
76.4
53.4
15.0
28.8
17.0
198,200
86,733
35,902
19,509
6,891
5,213
13,968
21,249
9Bullets
Bullets
3.2
820
241.9
104.6
43.9
24.5
8.0
5.6
41.8
89.2
46.8
0.8
26.0
20.3
26.9
75.2
51.8
14.1
29.8
16.9
198,350
85,796
35,977
20,082
6,585
4,573
13,832
19,223
10Bulls
Bulls
3.1
820
242.2
107.2
43.8
25.4
8.2
5.4
41.7
85.6
48.8
0.8
25.6
22.9
29.9
76.8
54.3
14.2
29.6
18.4
198,575
87,905
35,913
20,804
6,708
4,400
15,059
20,463
11Spurs
Spurs
3.2
820
241.5
113.3
44.7
27.4
9.1
5.5
44.8
90.8
49.4
0.9
27.4
22.8
30.2
75.5
54.4
14.8
29.9
18.4
198,025
92,886
36,639
22,430
7,459
4,540
15,068
21,044
12Nuggets
Nuggets
3.8
820
241.7
119.0
44.8
27.4
9.4
4.8
46.4
96.3
48.1
1.1
29.8
25.1
31.8
78.9
53.9
15.1
29.7
16.6
198,175
97,555
36,724
22,504
7,747
3,959
13,632
21,096
13Pacers
Pacers
3.6
820
241.5
106.4
44.0
25.3
8.8
5.0
42.5
88.8
47.8
1.0
28.1
20.5
27.1
75.5
52.8
14.4
29.6
18.0
198,050
87,246
36,087
20,718
7,238
4,138
14,739
20,779
14Nets
Nets
3.5
820
241.3
106.9
43.6
24.9
9.7
5.6
42.3
88.2
47.9
1.0
27.6
21.4
28.9
73.8
52.9
14.5
29.1
19.5
197,900
87,642
35,733
20,419
7,926
4,584
15,996
21,590
15Rockets
Rockets
3.3
820
241.3
108.5
44.7
25.7
8.5
5.9
43.4
90.4
48.0
0.9
26.4
20.8
27.9
74.4
52.8
15.5
29.3
18.0
197,900
88,952
36,685
21,096
6,985
4,836
14,769
20,035
16SuperSonics
SuperSonics
3.9
820
241.6
108.2
43.9
25.8
8.7
5.1
42.4
88.5
47.9
1.2
31.6
22.1
29.2
75.8
53.4
14.8
29.2
17.7
198,150
88,703
36,032
21,177
7,120
4,143
14,480
20,534
17Bucks
Bucks
3.8
820
241.5
109.5
43.3
26.5
9.2
5.6
43.0
88.1
48.8
1.1
30.4
22.3
29.1
76.6
54.2
14.3
29.0
17.2
198,025
89,758
35,500
21,689
7,538
4,558
14,119
21,285
18Suns
Suns
3.2
820
241.2
110.2
43.3
27.8
9.2
4.8
43.7
88.1
49.6
0.9
28.1
21.9
28.9
75.9
54.6
13.4
29.9
18.8
197,800
90,335
35,488
22,798
7,550
3,966
15,421
20,406
19Clippers
Clippers
3.7
820
241.1
106.7
42.6
24.0
8.5
5.1
42.4
89.1
47.6
1.0
27.6
20.9
28.4
73.7
52.5
14.9
27.7
18.7
197,725
87,505
34,896
19,698
6,966
4,152
15,319
20,251
20Cavaliers
Cavaliers
3.3
820
241.4
105.6
43.2
24.5
8.2
5.2
42.0
88.5
47.5
1.0
29.7
20.6
27.7
74.4
52.4
14.3
28.9
17.2
197,975
86,629
35,415
20,056
6,722
4,265
14,134
20,285
21Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
3.1
820
241.6
112.3
43.8
26.3
9.4
5.0
44.1
89.5
49.3
0.8
27.4
23.1
30.9
74.9
54.5
15.0
28.8
18.0
198,075
92,058
35,905
21,591
7,747
4,094
14,780
20,457
22Jazz
Jazz
3.2
820
240.9
107.7
43.3
26.0
8.8
6.7
42.2
86.9
48.6
1.0
29.7
22.3
29.4
75.9
53.9
13.1
30.2
18.4
197,575
88,294
35,491
21,351
7,201
5,505
15,103
20,226
23Mavericks
Mavericks
4.7
738
241.6
109.4
43.0
25.2
7.2
4.5
42.4
88.0
48.2
1.5
31.0
23.1
30.0
77.0
54.1
14.2
28.8
15.7
178,270
80,772
31,706
18,620
5,350
3,285
11,575
17,049
24Heat
Heat
3.6
82
242.1
97.8
42.9
23.9
9.1
5.0
39.3
86.8
45.3
1.2
32.6
18.0
25.6
70.2
49.8
16.0
27.0
21.1
19,855
8,016
3,520
1,958
744
408
1,728
2,124
25Hornets
Hornets
5.2
82
241.2
104.5
40.7
28.3
8.6
3.2
41.8
90.6
46.1
1.6
31.2
19.3
25.1
76.7
51.4
13.9
26.8
16.1
19,780
8,566
3,338
2,323
705
264
1,318
2,068
StatMuse has team, season-level data for three-point attempts per game going back to the 1979-80 season.

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PPG

28.6

Brown

Jaylen Brown

RPG

8.3

Queta

Neemias Queta

APG

5.5

White

Derrick White
Team Rankings

ORTG

120.2

2nd

DRTG

112.6

4th

NETRTG

7.6

4th

3P%

36.1

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
54
20
.730
2
Celtics Celtics
49
24
.671
4.5
3
48
26
.649
6.0
4
46
28
.622
8.0
5
41
32
.562
12.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
7:30 PM
Wed
4/1
@
7:30 PM
Fri
4/3
@
8:00 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Last Game
ATL Hawks

41 - 33

102

Final

109

BOS Celtics

49 - 24

Fri 27 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
54
20
.730
2
49
24
.671
4.5
3
48
26
.649
6.0
4
46
28
.622
8.0
5
41
32
.562
12.5
6
41
33
.554
13.0
7
40
33
.548
13.5
8
39
34
.534
14.5
9
39
34
.534
14.5
10
39
35
.527
15.0
11
29
44
.397
24.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
44
.397
24.5
13
17
56
.233
36.5
14
Nets Nets - e
17
57
.230
37.0
15
16
58
.216
38.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
58
16
.784
2
Spurs Spurs - x
56
18
.757
2.0
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.0
6
44
29
.603
13.5
7
40
33
.548
17.5
8
38
36
.514
20.0
9
37
38
.493
21.5
10
36
38
.486
22.0
11
25
50
.333
33.5
12
24
49
.329
33.5
13
24
50
.324
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
53
.284
37.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
55
.257
39.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/1
@
108-81
Sun
3/1
@
128-125
Sun
3/1
@
114-101
Mon
3/2
@
109-126
Mon
3/2
@
90-117

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/28
@
10:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/29
@
5:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM