most 3 pointers made per game in the 80s playoffs

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Adams hit the most three-pointers per game in the playoffs with 1.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
most 3 pointers made per game by a player in the 80s playoffs
NAME3PMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Adams
M. Adams
1.8
16
35.2
13.3
3.8
5.2
1.8
0.1
4.4
11.9
36.6
5.3
34.1
2.8
3.3
84.6
49.8
0.9
2.9
2.3
563
213
60
83
28
2
36
31
2Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
1.4
29
32.1
17.2
4.1
2.6
1.4
0.3
6.8
15.7
43.3
4.0
35.7
2.2
3.2
70.7
50.5
1.0
3.0
2.5
932
500
118
74
41
10
73
57
3Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
1.4
18
40.4
19.5
3.1
9.0
1.9
0.2
6.9
14.4
48.3
2.8
49.0
4.2
4.8
87.4
59.0
0.8
2.2
3.2
728
351
55
162
34
3
57
44
4Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
1.2
13
39.0
14.5
3.8
10.0
1.5
0.2
5.6
12.3
45.6
3.1
40.0
2.1
3.0
69.2
53.3
1.0
2.8
3.2
507
189
50
130
20
3
42
22
5Mark Price
M. Price
1.2
9
40.3
18.8
3.4
6.7
0.7
0.0
6.7
13.8
48.4
3.1
39.3
4.2
4.4
95.0
59.7
0.8
2.7
3.0
363
169
31
60
6
0
27
14
6Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
1.1
51
28.5
10.6
1.7
3.4
1.5
0.2
4.2
9.3
45.2
3.1
36.5
1.0
1.3
79.7
53.5
0.6
1.1
1.4
1,456
539
85
171
75
8
69
144
7John Stroeder
J. Stroeder
1.0
1
1.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
150.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
8Sedric Toney
S. Toney
1.0
3
5.0
3.7
0.0
0.7
0.3
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
2.0
50.0
0.7
0.7
100.0
79.9
0.0
0.0
0.7
15
11
0
2
1
0
2
4
9Carl Henry
C. Henry
1.0
1
2.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
150.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
10John Williamson
J. Williamson
1.0
2
15.5
13.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
5.5
9.5
57.9
3.0
33.3
1.5
1.5
100.0
66.4
0.5
0.5
2.0
31
27
2
1
0
0
4
7
11Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
0.9
27
33.8
11.9
6.7
3.4
1.1
0.9
4.8
10.4
46.3
2.3
40.3
1.4
2.1
64.9
52.6
2.1
4.6
2.5
913
322
181
91
31
24
67
96
12Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
0.9
46
28.7
16.3
4.4
1.5
0.9
0.3
6.6
14.6
45.4
2.5
36.0
2.2
2.8
77.1
51.5
1.9
2.5
1.7
1,319
752
201
71
40
13
79
116
13Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
0.8
18
33.1
17.8
6.6
2.3
1.0
0.2
7.2
17.2
42.1
2.6
32.6
2.5
3.1
81.8
48.0
2.3
4.2
1.4
595
320
118
41
18
4
26
56
14Bob Hansen
B. Hansen
0.8
35
24.7
9.8
2.9
1.9
0.4
0.1
3.7
7.7
48.0
1.6
50.0
1.6
2.0
77.5
56.7
0.8
2.0
1.5
865
343
100
66
15
4
52
97
15Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
0.8
159
28.7
9.8
3.5
4.3
1.2
0.6
3.6
7.6
47.3
1.9
39.8
1.8
2.2
82.5
57.1
0.9
2.6
1.5
4,571
1,558
550
678
196
92
245
453
16Mike Evans
M. Evans
0.8
58
18.5
9.1
1.8
2.8
0.7
0.1
3.5
8.4
41.4
2.7
28.4
1.4
1.7
82.5
49.8
0.3
1.5
1.7
1,071
526
106
160
43
7
97
127
17Trent Tucker
T. Tucker
0.7
31
18.4
6.9
1.5
1.6
0.8
0.2
2.8
5.7
48.9
1.7
44.2
0.6
0.9
64.3
56.6
0.5
1.0
0.7
569
213
48
50
26
5
21
63
18Mike Bratz
M. Bratz
0.7
20
18.2
7.7
1.9
3.3
0.9
0.0
3.1
7.1
43.0
2.1
34.1
0.9
1.1
85.7
50.9
0.5
1.4
1.4
364
154
38
65
18
0
27
40
19Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
0.7
112
29.9
10.8
2.5
4.4
1.1
0.1
4.3
9.2
46.5
1.8
39.2
1.6
1.9
82.9
53.9
0.7
1.8
1.6
3,354
1,211
282
489
122
11
175
340
20Dan Majerle
D. Majerle
0.7
12
29.3
14.3
4.8
1.2
1.1
0.3
5.3
12.0
43.8
2.3
28.6
3.2
4.0
79.2
52.1
1.8
2.9
1.3
352
172
57
14
13
4
15
28
21Brian Winters
B. Winters
0.7
29
31.8
12.8
2.8
4.1
1.2
0.2
5.1
11.1
46.0
1.7
39.6
1.9
2.3
83.6
52.8
0.7
2.1
2.3
921
371
81
119
35
6
67
92
22Byron Scott
B. Scott
0.6
106
31.8
15.8
3.3
2.5
1.4
0.2
6.2
12.6
49.6
1.7
36.4
2.7
3.3
81.6
56.1
0.9
2.4
1.6
3,366
1,671
351
268
149
19
172
272
23Rob Williams
R. Williams
0.6
12
23.6
9.5
2.7
5.1
0.9
0.2
3.8
8.4
44.6
1.3
43.8
1.4
1.6
89.5
52.1
0.6
2.1
2.3
283
114
32
61
11
2
27
46
24Mike Dunleavy
M. Dunleavy
0.6
55
20.9
8.1
1.8
3.4
0.9
0.0
3.0
6.9
43.4
1.8
31.7
1.5
1.8
85.9
52.8
0.4
1.3
1.6
1,150
447
98
185
48
2
86
158
25Rod Higgins
R. Higgins
0.6
19
23.4
8.5
4.2
1.7
1.3
0.7
3.1
6.7
45.3
1.9
30.6
1.8
2.3
81.4
55.1
1.5
2.7
0.7
445
162
80
32
24
13
13
39
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