most playoff threes made in 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Cooper drained the most threes in the playoffs, with 121 three-pointers.

Interpreted as:
most playoff threes made by a player in 1980s
NAME3PMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
121
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
2Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
78
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
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
72
145
42.6
24.5
10.7
6.4
1.9
0.9
9.2
19.3
47.6
1.4
35.3
5.7
6.4
89.2
55.5
2.4
8.3
3.2
6,176
3,559
1,547
932
277
135
463
421
4Byron Scott
B. Scott
64
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
5Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
58
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
6Mike Evans
M. Evans
44
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
7Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
41
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
8Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
41
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
9Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
39
73
38.7
22.0
4.6
9.3
2.4
0.4
8.2
18.3
44.6
1.8
29.3
5.2
6.7
76.9
51.8
1.3
3.3
3.3
2,822
1,606
335
676
173
29
240
239
10Mike Dunleavy
M. Dunleavy
32
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
11Michael Adams
M. Adams
29
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
12Bob Hansen
B. Hansen
28
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
13Scott Wedman
S. Wedman
27
74
21.0
9.7
3.4
1.7
0.6
0.2
4.1
9.0
45.8
0.9
38.6
1.1
1.6
68.6
50.1
1.1
2.3
1.0
1,557
720
250
125
48
14
76
154
14Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
25
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
15Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
25
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
16Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
24
62
32.4
20.1
6.1
3.1
0.8
0.3
8.1
16.5
49.2
1.3
30.0
3.5
4.8
72.8
54.0
2.1
4.0
2.2
2,009
1,249
376
194
47
17
135
180
17Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
24
136
39.1
17.2
4.1
6.2
1.4
0.5
6.5
14.7
43.9
0.8
23.1
4.1
4.9
82.8
50.9
1.2
2.9
2.7
5,324
2,337
562
837
194
62
363
432
18Derek Harper
D. Harper
23
45
31.8
11.2
2.4
6.0
1.8
0.2
4.4
9.4
46.5
1.6
32.9
2.0
2.6
74.8
53.1
0.8
1.6
1.6
1,431
506
106
272
79
8
70
106
19Trent Tucker
T. Tucker
23
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
20Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
22
73
33.9
12.7
10.0
1.9
0.7
0.7
5.1
10.7
48.0
0.9
32.8
2.1
2.7
79.9
53.5
2.3
7.7
1.4
2,477
927
731
140
52
52
105
259
21Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
22
158
39.3
19.0
7.7
12.4
2.1
0.4
6.8
13.2
51.8
0.7
20.6
5.1
6.2
82.6
59.4
1.9
5.8
3.6
6,204
2,999
1,220
1,965
324
63
571
450
22Kyle Macy
K. Macy
20
44
28.6
9.1
2.5
3.9
1.0
0.1
3.8
8.3
46.6
1.2
37.7
1.0
1.2
83.0
52.0
0.8
1.8
1.3
1,258
402
112
170
44
3
56
99
23Brian Winters
B. Winters
19
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
24John Lucas
J. Lucas
18
33
21.4
9.9
1.9
4.1
0.8
0.1
3.7
9.1
41.0
2.1
26.1
1.9
2.5
73.8
48.4
0.5
1.4
1.2
705
326
63
136
28
2
39
47
25Mike McGee
M. McGee
18
58
13.7
8.1
1.8
0.9
0.4
0.0
3.3
6.6
51.1
0.9
33.3
1.1
1.7
62.6
55.2
1.1
0.7
0.9
794
468
105
53
22
2
52
94
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