position average on threes by decade

Point guards hit 0.2 three-pointers per game in the 1980s.

POSITION DECADE 3PM 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
Point Guard
1980s
0.2
35,401
24.5
9.8
2.3
5.1
1.3
0.2
3.8
8.2
46.6
0.6
28.5
2.0
2.5
79.1
52.6
0.6
1.7
2.0
868,676
346,977
82,489
180,337
44,461
5,538
69,392
74,413
2
Shooting Guard
1980s
0.2
39,856
23.8
11.9
2.6
2.9
1.0
0.2
4.7
10.0
47.3
0.6
31.1
2.2
2.8
79.3
52.9
0.9
1.7
1.7
949,613
472,972
104,724
114,139
40,191
9,603
67,983
85,244
3
Small Forward
1980s
0.1
38,006
24.5
12.6
4.4
2.1
0.9
0.4
5.0
10.2
48.9
0.3
28.8
2.5
3.2
76.7
54.0
1.6
2.8
1.7
932,679
477,367
167,491
80,533
32,563
16,279
66,093
91,335
4
Power Forward
1980s
0.0
40,992
23.1
9.8
5.8
1.5
0.7
0.7
3.8
7.7
49.7
0.1
22.1
2.1
2.9
72.2
54.4
2.0
3.8
1.6
945,829
402,924
237,665
60,306
27,809
28,232
67,431
113,635
5
Center
1980s
0.0
38,404
22.9
9.6
6.2
1.4
0.6
1.1
3.8
7.5
50.3
0.0
19.8
2.1
2.9
72.5
55.0
1.9
4.2
1.6
878,833
370,031
236,744
53,591
21,495
42,096
62,775
107,709
6
Point Guard
1990s
0.6
44,161
24.3
9.5
2.3
4.8
1.1
0.1
3.5
8.0
44.3
1.7
34.9
1.8
2.3
78.9
52.8
0.6
1.8
1.8
1,074,307
420,646
102,683
209,811
49,415
6,093
78,550
81,880
+521
7
Shooting Guard
1990s
0.7
43,469
25.0
11.5
2.9
2.5
1.0
0.3
4.3
9.6
44.9
2.1
35.7
2.2
2.7
79.4
53.4
0.9
2.0
1.5
1,088,490
499,399
124,954
109,404
42,442
11,367
66,875
87,106
+1949
8
Small Forward
1990s
0.5
42,687
25.1
11.1
4.1
2.0
0.9
0.4
4.3
9.2
46.1
1.4
34.7
2.1
2.8
75.8
53.1
1.3
2.8
1.5
1,070,675
473,816
175,983
84,000
37,140
18,611
63,955
95,676
-750
9
Power Forward
1990s
0.1
47,077
23.5
9.7
5.8
1.4
0.7
0.6
3.8
7.8
48.4
0.4
30.6
2.0
2.9
71.2
53.6
2.0
3.8
1.4
1,106,278
455,373
273,663
65,744
32,023
29,376
66,626
118,096
-1882
10
Center
1990s
0.0
44,163
21.4
8.3
5.6
1.0
0.5
1.1
3.2
6.6
49.2
0.1
28.6
1.8
2.6
68.6
53.6
1.8
3.8
1.3
945,670
365,614
248,388
44,287
23,414
47,137
57,613
114,448
+162
11
Point Guard
2000s
0.8
49,103
24.4
9.5
2.4
4.2
0.9
0.1
3.5
8.2
42.5
2.2
35.2
1.8
2.2
79.8
51.9
0.5
2.0
1.7
1,196,852
464,801
120,285
204,871
45,911
6,278
81,153
90,856
-306
12
Shooting Guard
2000s
0.9
47,188
25.6
11.1
3.0
2.4
0.9
0.2
4.0
9.3
43.3
2.6
36.4
2.1
2.6
80.2
53.1
0.7
2.3
1.4
1,206,027
523,362
142,801
112,550
41,602
11,569
67,937
91,340
+2071
13
Small Forward
2000s
0.7
47,220
25.7
10.7
4.1
1.9
0.8
0.4
4.0
8.9
44.5
2.0
35.9
2.0
2.6
76.9
53.1
1.1
3.0
1.4
1,211,294
505,114
192,784
88,406
39,262
19,067
66,494
101,015
-315
14
Power Forward
2000s
0.3
49,534
23.5
9.5
5.6
1.4
0.6
0.6
3.7
7.8
46.6
0.9
34.5
1.9
2.6
73.0
53.0
1.7
3.9
1.3
1,163,872
471,638
276,202
68,741
32,170
31,710
65,332
118,694
+3194
15
Center
2000s
0.1
51,439
20.8
7.4
5.5
0.9
0.5
1.0
2.9
5.9
49.1
0.2
31.9
1.6
2.3
67.5
53.5
1.8
3.7
1.2
1,071,711
379,914
282,347
44,799
24,517
50,866
59,357
129,676
-4644
16
Point Guard
2010s
1.0
49,486
24.3
10.6
2.7
4.3
0.9
0.2
3.9
8.9
43.1
2.9
35.6
1.9
2.3
80.8
53.3
0.5
2.2
1.8
1,203,204
525,247
133,136
212,407
45,700
9,272
88,172
88,494
+4771
17
Shooting Guard
2010s
1.2
51,880
23.9
10.5
2.8
2.1
0.8
0.3
3.8
8.7
43.1
3.3
36.2
1.7
2.1
80.1
53.9
0.5
2.3
1.3
1,238,825
542,255
143,723
110,690
40,655
12,999
66,317
89,780
-2028
18
Small Forward
2010s
1.0
49,846
23.8
9.6
3.7
1.7
0.8
0.4
3.5
8.0
44.0
2.8
35.6
1.6
2.0
77.6
54.2
0.7
2.9
1.2
1,185,007
478,741
184,057
85,535
38,933
18,614
57,683
89,008
-3472
19
Power Forward
2010s
0.6
51,247
22.5
9.6
5.3
1.4
0.6
0.6
3.7
7.8
47.3
1.6
35.0
1.6
2.2
73.5
54.5
1.5
3.8
1.1
1,151,190
489,644
270,499
69,305
32,252
30,102
58,559
108,499
+895
20
Center
2010s
0.1
50,043
21.0
8.6
6.1
1.2
0.5
0.9
3.4
6.6
51.8
0.4
33.3
1.6
2.3
68.3
56.2
1.9
4.2
1.2
1,052,705
429,919
304,642
59,624
26,561
46,918
60,024
113,717
-166
21
Point Guard
2020s
1.4
28,111
23.9
11.7
3.1
4.2
0.9
0.3
4.2
9.6
44.1
4.0
36.0
1.9
2.3
81.5
55.6
0.5
2.6
1.6
672,541
329,711
86,999
118,289
25,140
7,380
45,933
47,580
+6126
22
Shooting Guard
2020s
1.5
39,216
23.1
10.9
3.0
2.4
0.7
0.3
3.9
8.9
44.2
4.2
36.7
1.6
1.9
81.2
56.4
0.6
2.4
1.2
906,396
429,202
118,562
92,264
29,275
11,234
47,519
66,831
-4955
23
Small Forward
2020s
1.3
28,757
23.1
10.3
3.9
2.0
0.7
0.4
3.8
8.2
45.8
3.5
35.9
1.5
2.0
78.8
57.0
0.8
3.0
1.1
664,043
297,216
111,211
56,431
21,042
10,762
31,985
50,799
-5596
24
Power Forward
2020s
1.0
29,365
21.8
10.1
4.9
1.7
0.6
0.6
3.7
7.7
48.3
2.9
35.7
1.6
2.1
75.2
58.2
1.2
3.7
1.1
640,998
295,250
142,673
50,942
18,172
16,300
32,658
55,649
-224
25
Center
2020s
0.5
24,599
21.3
9.9
6.6
1.7
0.6
0.9
3.9
7.0
55.2
1.3
34.3
1.7
2.3
71.3
61.3
2.0
4.6
1.2
524,559
242,416
162,934
41,035
14,173
22,900
29,995
54,020
+4911
StatMuse has season-level data for three-pointers per game going back to the 1979-80 season.

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
SAC SAC
@
ORL ORL
91-121
Fri
3/28
BKN BKN
@
WAS WAS
115-112
Fri
3/28
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
118-95
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
120-119
Fri
3/28
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
134-127

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/20
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Wed
5/21
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Thu
5/22
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Fri
5/23
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/24
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM