most missed threes in their first nba finals game 1 after 1976

Michael Porter Jr. and Max Strus bricked 9 shots from downtown on June 1, 2023.

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most missed threes by a player in their first NBA finals game 1 after 1976

	NAME	3P MISS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	9	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	43	14	13	1	0	2	5	16	31.3	2	11	18.2	2	2	100.0	41.5	2	11	0	0	+20
2	Max Strus M. Strus	9	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DEN	21	0	5	3	0	0	0	10	0.0	0	9	0.0	0	0		0.0	0	5	0	0	-12
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	8	6/6/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	@	BOS	38	30	10	1	2	0	12	26	46.2	4	12	33.3	2	5	40.0	53.2	0	10	4	1	-10
4	JR Smith	7	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	34	9	4	0	0	0	3	13	23.1	3	10	30.0	0	0		34.6	0	4	0	2	-8
5	Kevin Love K. Love	7	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	39	21	13	1	0	0	9	20	45.0	1	8	12.5	2	2	100.0	50.3	2	11	1	1	-13
6	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	7	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	45	29	7	4	0	0	12	26	46.2	5	12	41.7	0	0		55.8	1	6	5	1	-11
7	Devin Booker D. Booker	7	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	42	27	2	6	3	0	8	21	38.1	1	8	12.5	10	10	100.0	53.1	0	2	3	3	+18
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	7	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	38	34	5	5	3	0	12	25	48.0	7	14	50.0	3	4	75.0	63.5	0	5	2	3	-9
9	John Starks J. Starks	6	6/8/1994	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	@	HOU	38	11	2	3	2	0	3	18	16.7	2	8	25.0	3	5	60.0	27.2	0	2	4	3
10	Nick Anderson N. Anderson	6	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	HOU	50	22	11	5	3	1	9	18	50.0	4	10	40.0	0	4	0.0	55.7	3	8	2	0
11	Robert Horry R. Horry	6	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	@	ORL	47	19	8	3	3	5	7	18	38.9	4	10	40.0	1	2	50.0	50.3	0	8	0	4
12	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	6	6/3/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	44	21	8	1	1	1	7	19	36.8	1	7	14.3	6	6	100.0	48.5	2	6	5	1	-3
13	Antoine Walker A. Walker	6	6/8/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DAL	42	17	6	4	1	0	7	19	36.8	3	9	33.3	0	0		44.7	0	6	6	3	-2
14	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	6	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	44	23	7	6	4	2	10	22	45.5	2	8	25.0	1	1	100.0	51.2	2	5	1	5	+5
15	LeBron James L. James	6	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	44	8	6	0	0	18	38	47.4	2	8	25.0	6	10	60.0	51.9	0	8	4	2	-3
16	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	6	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	39	21	6	1	1	2	5	14	35.7	3	9	33.3	8	8	100.0	59.9	1	5	1	1	+5
17	Stephen Curry S. Curry	6	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	46	29	6	9	1	0	11	23	47.8	5	11	45.5	2	2	100.0	60.7	0	6	2	1	+10
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	6	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	46	26	9	6	1	3	8	22	36.4	1	7	14.3	9	10	90.0	49.2	0	9	1	3	+17
19	Tyler Herro T. Herro	6	9/30/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	30	14	4	3	0	0	6	18	33.3	2	8	25.0	0	1	0.0	38.0	0	4	2	1	-35
20	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	6	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	38	24	7	5	2	1	10	23	43.5	2	8	25.0	2	2	100.0	50.3	2	5	4	1	+22
21	Vernon Maxwell V. Maxwell	5	6/8/1994	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	NYK	38	11	3	3	2	0	4	16	25.0	1	6	16.7	2	5	40.0	30.2	1	2	3	1
22	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	5	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	@	ORL	48	23	11	7	1	1	7	19	36.8	1	6	16.7	8	8	100.0	51.1	4	7	1	3
23	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	5	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	HOU	45	26	4	5	2	1	11	25	44.0	1	6	16.7	3	3	100.0	49.4	2	2	3	3
24	Dennis Scott D. Scott	5	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	HOU	38	11	4	5	1	0	3	10	30.0	2	7	28.6	3	3	100.0	48.6	0	4	1	4
25	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	5	6/5/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	SEA	44	21	7	3	3	3	5	15	33.3	3	8	37.5	8	9	88.9	55.4	5	2	0	3

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