most playoff 3pt in a game in 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Eddie Johnson, Michael Adams and Michael Cooper were tied for the most threes in a playoff game, with 6 three-pointers.

Interpreted as:
most playoff 3pt by a player in a game in 1980s
NAME3PMDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
6
5/13/1989
@
30
34
7
5
1
0
13
20
65.0
8
75.0
2
2
100.0
81.4
1
6
4
3
2Michael Adams
M. Adams
6
4/30/1989
@
36
25
12
5
0
0
8
17
47.1
12
50.0
3
4
75.0
66.6
4
8
6
4
3Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
6
6/4/1987
vs
26
21
4
9
3
0
7
10
70.0
7
85.7
1
1
100.0
100.6
1
3
4
0
4Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
5
5/31/1989
@
32
19
2
1
0
0
7
12
58.3
9
55.6
0
0
79.2
1
1
6
2
5Byron Scott
B. Scott
5
4/27/1989
vs
43
29
8
3
0
1
10
16
62.5
6
83.3
4
4
100.0
81.6
2
6
3
3
6Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
5
6/11/1987
vs
39
21
4
6
2
0
7
11
63.6
6
83.3
2
2
100.0
88.4
2
2
2
3
7Larry Bird
L. Bird
5
5/18/1986
@
45
30
8
5
2
0
10
17
58.8
6
83.3
5
5
100.0
78.1
0
8
7
5
8Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
5
5/9/1986
@
37
22
1
4
8
0
7
15
46.7
7
71.4
3
4
75.0
65.6
0
1
3
2
9Brad Davis
B. Davis
5
4/25/1986
@
22
26
3
3
2
0
8
8
100.0
5
100.0
5
7
71.4
117.3
0
3
3
3
10Mike Bratz
M. Bratz
5
4/8/1980
@
19
25
4
2
3
0
9
17
52.9
10
50.0
2
2
100.0
69.9
0
4
2
2
11Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
4
6/8/1989
@
44
19
1
4
3
1
6
12
50.0
8
50.0
3
3
100.0
71.3
1
0
0
3
12Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
4
5/29/1989
vs
30
16
4
5
0
1
6
13
46.2
6
66.7
0
0
61.5
1
3
1
5
13Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
4
5/26/1989
@
30
16
4
4
0
0
5
6
83.3
4
100.0
2
2
100.0
116.3
0
4
1
2
14Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
4
5/21/1989
@
29
14
3
4
1
0
5
9
55.6
7
57.1
0
0
77.8
2
1
1
4
15Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
4
5/19/1989
vs
27
19
4
2
2
3
6
7
85.7
4
100.0
3
4
75.0
108.4
1
3
2
4
16Trent Tucker
T. Tucker
4
5/13/1989
@
30
14
5
3
2
0
5
12
41.7
8
50.0
0
0
58.3
3
2
0
4
17Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
4
5/9/1989
@
39
24
4
1
3
1
10
18
55.6
10
40.0
0
0
66.7
0
4
1
3
18Craig Ehlo
C. Ehlo
4
5/7/1989
vs
27
24
2
4
0
0
9
15
60.0
7
57.1
2
2
100.0
75.6
1
1
0
1
19Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
4
5/5/1989
@
38
26
6
1
3
0
9
21
42.9
4
100.0
4
7
57.1
54.0
3
3
3
2
20Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
4
5/5/1989
@
47
24
7
3
0
1
9
24
37.5
7
57.1
2
6
33.3
45.0
1
6
1
0
21Terry Porter
T. Porter
4
5/3/1989
vs
44
29
4
9
0
0
12
18
66.7
6
66.7
1
2
50.0
76.8
3
1
1
3
22Michael Adams
M. Adams
4
5/2/1989
vs
39
22
5
4
3
0
7
19
36.8
10
40.0
4
4
100.0
53.0
1
4
2
2
23Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
4
4/30/1989
vs
38
35
8
12
5
0
10
19
52.6
8
50.0
11
11
100.0
73.4
2
6
3
2
24Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
4
4/28/1989
@
40
22
6
2
0
0
7
11
63.6
4
100.0
4
4
100.0
86.2
1
5
5
3
25Michael Adams
M. Adams
4
5/7/1988
vs
43
20
4
4
1
0
7
13
53.8
7
57.1
2
2
100.0
72.0
1
3
3
2
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