most 3 point attempts by a team in a single playoff game before 2018

Before 2017-18, the Houston Rockets had the most three-point attempts by a team in a playoff game, with 50 attempts in Game 1 of the 2017 Western Conference Semifinals against the Spurs.

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Data note: Three-Point Attempts: team game data complete from 1979-80 · postseason

	TEAM	3PA	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Rockets	50	5/1/2017	HOU	@	SAS	W 126-99	240	126	49	30	13	5	40	87	46.0	22	44.0	24	27	88.9	63.7	7	42	15	25
2	Rockets	48	5/9/2017	HOU	@	SAS	L 107-110	265	107	47	21	4	5	38	86	44.2	16	33.3	15	21	71.4	56.2	9	38	16	23
3	Warriors	46	5/25/2015	GSW	@	HOU	L 115-128	240	115	47	26	9	9	44	97	45.4	20	43.5	7	13	53.8	56.0	10	37	15	29
4	Cavaliers	45	6/9/2017	CLE	vs	GSW	W 137-116	240	137	41	27	6	3	46	87	52.9	24	53.3	21	31	67.7	68.1	11	30	11	24
5	Warriors	45	5/28/2016	GSW	@	OKC	W 108-101	240	108	44	23	11	4	36	88	40.9	21	46.7	15	24	62.5	54.8	13	31	15	25
6	Cavaliers	45	5/4/2016	CLE	vs	ATL	W 123-98	240	123	43	27	8	1	41	87	47.1	25	55.6	16	23	69.6	63.3	12	31	10	22
7	Cavaliers	44	6/7/2017	CLE	vs	GSW	L 113-118	240	113	37	17	9	3	40	90	44.4	12	27.3	21	25	84.0	55.9	10	27	12	25
8	Cavaliers	44	4/20/2017	CLE	@	IND	W 119-114	240	119	40	23	6	7	39	87	44.8	21	47.7	20	30	66.7	59.4	8	32	8	23
9	Hawks	44	5/3/2014	ATL	@	IND	L 80-92	240	80	38	16	9	4	28	92	30.4	11	25.0	13	16	81.3	40.4	15	23	10	24
10	Warriors	43	6/4/2017	GSW	vs	CLE	W 132-113	240	132	53	34	5	7	46	89	51.7	18	41.9	22	24	91.7	66.3	10	43	20	19
11	Rockets	43	5/7/2017	HOU	vs	SAS	W 125-104	240	125	41	28	7	3	50	95	52.6	19	44.2	6	10	60.0	62.9	7	34	9	17
12	Warriors	43	6/13/2016	GSW	vs	CLE	L 97-112	240	97	43	18	6	9	32	88	36.4	14	32.6	19	26	73.1	48.8	13	30	17	21
13	Hawks	42	4/24/2016	ATL	@	BOS	L 95-104	265	95	49	18	8	6	37	99	37.4	12	28.6	9	13	69.2	45.4	12	37	15	20
14	Mavericks	42	5/10/2003	DAL	@	SAC	W 141-137	290	141	47	28	7	2	53	110	48.2	19	45.2	16	20	80.0	59.3	11	36	10	31
15	Cavaliers	41	5/25/2017	CLE	@	BOS	W 135-102	240	135	38	24	13	5	48	85	56.5	19	46.3	20	24	83.3	70.6	6	32	11	21
16	Cavaliers	41	5/7/2017	CLE	@	TOR	W 109-102	240	109	37	24	8	5	39	82	47.6	16	39.0	15	16	93.8	61.2	5	32	11	11
17	Pacers	41	4/20/2017	IND	vs	CLE	L 114-119	240	114	52	25	4	5	38	95	40.0	16	39.0	22	26	84.6	53.6	17	35	11	23
18	Warriors	41	6/19/2016	GSW	vs	CLE	L 89-93	240	89	39	22	7	5	32	83	38.6	15	36.6	10	13	76.9	50.2	7	32	10	23
19	Cavaliers	41	5/23/2016	CLE	@	TOR	L 99-105	240	99	38	23	5	2	39	83	47.0	13	31.7	8	9	88.9	56.9	10	28	11	17
20	Cavaliers	41	5/21/2016	CLE	@	TOR	L 84-99	240	84	40	15	7	5	28	79	35.4	14	34.1	14	16	87.5	48.8	8	32	9	10
21	Warriors	41	4/23/2015	GSW	@	NOP	W 123-119	265	123	51	24	4	6	42	104	40.4	14	34.1	25	30	83.3	52.5	22	29	10	22
22	Celtics	40	5/21/2017	BOS	@	CLE	W 111-108	240	111	38	28	10	3	42	91	46.2	18	45.0	9	12	75.0	57.6	11	27	9	23
23	Rockets	40	5/11/2017	HOU	vs	SAS	L 75-114	240	75	37	14	5	3	22	77	28.6	13	32.5	18	25	72.0	42.6	10	27	14	16
24	Celtics	40	4/26/2017	BOS	vs	CHI	W 108-97	240	108	38	27	9	3	38	88	43.2	9	22.5	23	23	100.0	55.0	8	30	6	16
25	Warriors	40	5/9/2016	GSW	@	POR	W 132-125	265	132	49	22	13	10	44	95	46.3	17	42.5	27	33	81.8	60.3	10	39	14	27

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Şengün

RPG

8.8

Şengün

APG

7.8

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.4

3rd

DRTG

110.1

9th

NETRTG

9.3

5th

3P%

37.6

7th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.0
5	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	DEN	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/11	GSW	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Fri 11/13	UTA	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 11/16	HOU	@	MIA	7:30 PM

Last Game

Rockets

7 - 3

Final

102

Suns

3 - 5

Sat 7 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.8

Dunn

2.4

Williamson

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

119.4

118.5

118.2

118.0

DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.5

106.6

107.8

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.3

10.0

9.5

9.3

8.1

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

36.9

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

6-2

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

2-7

2-6

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	1.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.0
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	5.5
13	Nets	2	7	.222	5.5
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	8	2	.800
2	Spurs	8	2	.800
3	Lakers	8	2	.800
4	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.0
5	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.0
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	PHI	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM
Sun 11/8	UTA	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Sun 11/8	BKN	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Sun 11/8	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Before 2017-18, the Houston Rockets had the most three-point attempts by a team in a playoff game, with 50 attempts in Game 1 of the 2017 Western Conference Semifinals against the Spurs.

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8.8

7.8

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

40.1

31.3

29.9

14.6

13.6

12.7

9.1

8.9

8.8

2.9

2.8

2.4

3.9

2.7

2.4

5.8

4.8

4.4

78.5

76.3

73.0

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

611

567.5

477.8

602.5

597

501

40.6

36.4

36.1

36.9

36.6

36.5

2.02

1.75

1.63

1.97

1.86

1.70

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