most three pointers in one season before 1990

Before 1989-90, Michael Adams sank the most threes in a season, with 166 three-pointers in 1988-89.

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most three pointers by a player in one season before 1990

	NAME	3PM	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Michael Adams M. Adams	166	1988-89	DEN	77	36.2	18.5	3.7	6.4	2.2	0.1	6.1	14.1	43.3	6.1	35.6	4.2	5.1	81.9	56.7	0.9	2.8	2.3	2,787	1,424	283	490	166	11	180	149
2	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	162	1988-89	SEA	82	38.9	27.5	4.2	2.0	1.3	0.3	10.5	20.9	50.1	4.1	47.8	4.6	5.6	81.6	58.9	1.9	2.3	2.7	3,190	2,253	342	164	108	22	218	197
3	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	148	1987-88	BOS	81	37.3	15.7	3.1	6.2	1.4	0.2	6.0	12.1	49.1	4.4	41.5	2.0	2.2	87.8	59.8	0.7	2.3	1.9	3,018	1,270	249	503	115	17	153	203
4	Michael Adams M. Adams	139	1987-88	DEN	82	33.9	13.9	2.7	6.1	2.0	0.2	5.1	11.3	44.9	4.6	36.7	2.0	2.4	83.4	56.0	0.5	2.2	1.8	2,778	1,137	223	503	168	16	144	138
5	Harold Pressley H. Pressley	119	1988-89	SAC	80	28.2	12.3	6.1	2.2	1.2	1.0	4.8	10.9	43.9	3.7	40.3	1.2	1.5	78.0	52.9	2.7	3.4	1.6	2,257	981	485	174	93	76	124	215
6	Trent Tucker T. Tucker	118	1988-89	NYK	81	22.5	8.5	2.2	1.6	1.1	0.1	3.2	7.1	45.4	3.7	39.9	0.5	0.7	78.2	56.9	0.7	1.5	0.7	1,824	687	176	132	88	6	59	163
7	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	116	1988-89	TOT	73	32.6	17.5	3.5	5.5	1.3	0.1	6.6	14.4	45.7	4.2	38.0	2.8	3.3	85.4	55.4	1.0	2.5	2.0	2,377	1,281	255	402	93	8	145	186
8	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	109	1988-89	HOU	82	34.0	14.2	3.7	8.6	1.5	0.1	4.8	10.9	44.3	3.6	37.3	3.2	3.8	84.5	56.5	0.6	3.1	3.1	2,788	1,162	306	709	124	11	253	196
9	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	107	1987-88	SEA	75	37.2	25.8	4.5	2.6	1.0	0.1	10.2	20.3	50.3	3.5	41.3	4.0	5.3	76.7	57.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2,790	1,938	340	197	74	11	172	221
10	Derek Harper D. Harper	99	1988-89	DAL	81	36.6	17.3	2.8	7.0	2.1	0.5	6.6	13.9	47.7	3.4	35.6	2.8	3.5	80.6	56.1	0.6	2.2	2.5	2,968	1,404	228	570	172	41	205	219
11	Reggie Miller R. Miller	98	1988-89	IND	74	34.3	16.0	3.9	3.1	1.3	0.4	5.4	11.2	47.9	3.3	40.2	3.9	4.6	84.4	60.2	1.0	3.0	1.9	2,536	1,181	292	227	93	29	143	170
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	98	1987-88	BOS	76	39.0	29.9	9.3	6.1	1.6	0.8	11.6	22.0	52.7	3.1	41.4	5.5	6.0	91.6	60.8	1.4	7.8	2.8	2,965	2,275	703	467	125	57	213	157
13	Johnny Newman J. Newman	97	1988-89	NYK	81	28.8	16.0	2.5	2.0	1.4	0.3	5.6	11.8	47.5	3.5	33.8	3.5	4.3	81.5	58.2	1.1	1.4	1.9	2,336	1,293	206	162	111	23	153	259
14	Mike McGee M. McGee	93	1988-89	NJN	80	25.3	13.0	2.4	1.5	1.0	0.2	5.4	11.5	47.3	3.2	36.5	1.0	1.8	53.5	52.9	0.9	1.5	1.6	2,027	1,038	189	116	80	12	124	184
15	Mark Price M. Price	93	1988-89	CLE	75	36.4	18.9	3.0	8.4	1.5	0.1	7.1	13.4	52.6	2.8	44.1	3.5	3.9	90.1	62.3	0.6	2.4	2.8	2,728	1,414	226	631	115	7	212	98
16	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	92	1984-85	UTA	78	35.6	22.6	4.4	3.1	1.7	0.4	9.3	20.4	45.7	3.3	35.8	2.8	3.8	72.5	51.2	1.6	2.8	3.2	2,776	1,764	344	243	133	30	247	178
17	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	91	1983-84	UTA	82	32.3	20.0	4.1	3.5	1.4	0.3	8.5	17.4	49.0	3.1	36.1	1.8	2.6	69.6	53.9	1.2	3.0	3.0	2,650	1,636	338	283	114	23	243	202
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	90	1986-87	BOS	74	40.6	28.1	9.2	7.6	1.8	0.9	10.6	20.2	52.5	3.0	40.0	5.6	6.1	91.0	61.2	1.7	7.5	3.2	3,005	2,076	682	566	135	70	240	185
19	Brian Taylor B. Taylor	90	1979-80	SDC	78	35.3	13.5	2.4	4.3	1.9	0.3	5.4	11.5	46.7	3.1	37.7	1.7	2.1	80.2	54.6	1.0	1.4	1.8	2,754	1,056	188	335	147	25	141	246
20	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	89	1986-87	LAL	82	27.5	10.5	3.1	4.5	1.0	0.5	3.9	9.0	43.8	2.8	38.5	1.5	1.8	85.1	53.6	0.7	2.4	1.2	2,253	859	254	373	78	43	102	199
21	Craig Hodges C. Hodges	86	1987-88	TOT	66	21.9	9.5	1.2	2.3	0.7	0.0	3.7	7.9	46.3	2.7	49.1	0.9	1.1	83.1	56.7	0.3	0.9	1.2	1,445	629	78	153	46	2	77	118
22	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	86	1986-87	SEA	82	37.5	24.9	5.5	2.9	1.3	0.4	9.6	18.5	51.6	2.9	35.8	4.7	6.0	78.7	58.8	2.3	3.2	2.9	3,073	2,041	447	238	104	32	238	267
23	Mike McGee M. McGee	86	1986-87	ATL	76	18.7	10.4	2.1	2.0	0.8	0.0	4.1	8.9	45.9	3.0	37.6	1.1	1.8	58.4	53.4	0.9	1.2	1.4	1,420	788	159	149	61	2	104	156
24	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	85	1986-87	BOS	71	35.2	14.8	3.4	5.6	1.4	0.2	5.8	11.9	48.6	2.7	44.3	2.1	2.3	89.7	57.4	0.7	2.7	2.0	2,499	1,053	242	400	101	14	141	189
25	Craig Hodges C. Hodges	85	1986-87	MIL	78	27.5	10.8	1.8	3.1	1.0	0.1	4.0	8.7	46.2	2.9	37.3	1.7	1.9	89.1	56.7	0.6	1.2	1.6	2,147	846	140	240	76	7	124	189

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2	Spurs	43	16	.729	1.5
3	Rockets	37	21	.638	7.0
4	Nuggets	37	22	.627	7.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.0
6	Lakers	34	24	.586	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/27	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM
Mon 3/2	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 3/5	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NYK	@	DEN	9:00 PM

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32.7

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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1	Pistons	43	14	.754
2	Celtics	38	20	.655	5.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	23	.617	7.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.0
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11	Bucks	26	31	.456	17.0
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1	Thunder	45	15	.750
2	Spurs	43	16	.729	1.5
3	Rockets	37	21	.638	7.0
4	Nuggets	37	22	.627	7.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.0
6	Lakers	34	24	.586	10.0
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8	Warriors	31	28	.525	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	29	31	.483	16.0
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11	Grizzlies	21	36	.368	22.5
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Sun 1/25	IND	@	ATL	116-132
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Sun 1/25	LAL	@	CHI	129-118
Sun 1/25	MEM	@	HOU	99-108
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Fri 2/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 2/27	NYK	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Fri 2/27	MEM	@	DAL	8:30 PM
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Before 1989-90, Michael Adams sank the most threes in a season, with 166 three-pointers in 1988-89.

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