which team has the best 3 point percentage in a game in nba playoff history minimum 40 attempts

The Cleveland Cavaliers have the best three-point percentage by a team with 40+ three-point attempts in a playoff game, at 55.6 percent in Game 2 of the 2016 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Hawks.

Interpreted as:
Which team has the best 3 point percentage in a game in NBA playoff history minimum 40 three point attempts?
TEAM 3P% 3PA DATE TM OPP RESULT MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF
1 Cavaliers
Cavaliers
55.6
45
5/4/2016
CLE CLE
vs
ATL ATL
W
123-98
240
123
43
27
8
1
41
87
47.1
25
16
23
69.6
63.3
12
31
8
22
2 Nuggets
Nuggets
53.7
41
8/17/2020
DEN DEN
vs
UTA UTA
W
135-125
265
135
41
23
10
6
49
95
51.6
22
15
18
83.3
65.6
8
33
11
22
3 Heat
Heat
53.5
43
4/24/2024
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
W
111-101
240
111
40
25
9
1
37
75
49.3
23
14
18
77.8
66.9
4
36
12
22
4 Cavaliers
Cavaliers
53.3
45
6/9/2017
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
W
137-116
240
137
41
27
6
3
46
87
52.9
24
21
31
67.7
68.1
11
30
11
24
5 Warriors
Warriors
52.5
40
4/24/2016
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
W
121-94
240
121
43
38
10
2
46
89
51.7
21
8
16
50.0
63.0
7
36
16
26
6 Celtics
Celtics
51.2
41
6/2/2022
BOS BOS
@
GSW GSW
W
120-108
240
120
39
33
7
6
43
85
50.6
21
13
16
81.3
65.2
7
32
12
13
7 Pacers
Pacers
51.2
43
4/28/2024
IND IND
vs
MIL MIL
W
126-113
240
126
38
33
5
6
46
89
51.7
22
12
18
66.7
65.0
5
33
7
18
8 Bucks
Bucks
51.0
49
4/19/2023
MIL MIL
vs
MIA MIA
W
138-122
240
138
45
35
9
4
53
99
53.5
25
7
8
87.5
67.3
9
36
11
16
9 Timberwolves
Timberwolves
50.0
42
4/19/2025
MIN MIN
@
LAL LAL
W
117-95
240
117
44
29
8
4
44
86
51.2
21
8
10
80.0
64.7
11
33
10
21
10 Warriors
Warriors
50.0
42
5/4/2023
GSW GSW
vs
LAL LAL
W
127-100
240
127
55
38
2
3
48
95
50.5
21
10
16
62.5
62.2
13
42
15
23
11 Celtics
Celtics
50.0
40
5/19/2022
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
W
127-102
240
127
41
28
8
5
43
84
51.2
20
21
23
91.3
67.5
8
33
9
21
12 Suns
Suns
50.0
40
7/8/2021
PHX PHX
vs
MIL MIL
W
118-108
240
118
43
26
7
2
43
88
48.9
20
12
14
85.7
62.7
11
32
12
19
13 Nets
Nets
50.0
42
6/7/2021
BKN BKN
vs
MIL MIL
W
125-86
240
125
42
27
8
3
49
94
52.1
21
6
7
85.7
64.4
9
33
8
17
14 Raptors
Raptors
50.0
44
8/17/2020
TOR TOR
vs
BKN BKN
W
134-110
240
134
47
26
4
6
40
85
47.1
22
32
33
97.0
67.3
9
38
11
22
15 Cavaliers
Cavaliers
48.9
45
4/23/2025
CLE CLE
vs
MIA MIA
W
121-112
240
121
34
24
10
1
39
82
47.6
22
21
23
91.3
65.7
6
28
8
13
16 76ers
76ers
48.8
43
4/15/2023
PHI PHI
vs
BKN BKN
W
121-101
240
121
38
32
14
3
42
89
47.2
21
16
16
100.0
63.0
14
24
8
17
17 Jazz
Jazz
47.7
44
6/18/2021
UTA UTA
@
LAC LAC
L
119-131
240
119
43
19
4
0
42
86
48.8
21
14
19
73.7
63.1
16
27
15
19
18 Cavaliers
Cavaliers
47.7
44
4/20/2017
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
W
119-114
240
119
40
23
6
7
39
87
44.8
21
20
30
66.7
59.4
8
32
8
23
19 Warriors
Warriors
47.6
42
6/10/2019
GSW GSW
@
TOR TOR
W
106-105
240
106
37
27
5
7
38
82
46.3
20
10
14
71.4
60.1
6
31
15
22
20 Bucks
Bucks
47.5
40
4/29/2025
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
L
118-119
265
118
53
25
9
4
41
90
45.6
19
17
26
65.4
58.2
13
40
17
23
21 Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
47.5
40
5/22/2021
POR POR
@
DEN DEN
W
123-109
240
123
39
29
3
2
43
91
47.3
19
18
19
94.7
61.9
10
29
6
14
22 Cavaliers
Cavaliers
46.8
47
4/28/2025
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
W
138-83
240
138
51
26
15
6
47
86
54.7
22
22
25
88.0
71.1
8
43
11
12
23 Mavericks
Mavericks
46.8
47
4/18/2022
DAL DAL
vs
UTA UTA
W
110-104
240
110
31
22
5
2
39
83
47.0
22
10
13
76.9
62.0
2
29
3
19
24 Raptors
Raptors
46.8
47
8/23/2020
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
W
150-122
240
150
57
39
9
6
56
101
55.4
22
16
22
72.7
67.8
12
45
10
26
25 Mavericks
Mavericks
46.7
45
5/20/2022
DAL DAL
@
GSW GSW
L
117-126
240
117
30
22
7
5
37
78
47.4
21
22
29
75.9
64.5
4
26
12
20
StatMuse has team, game-level data for three-point attempts and three-point percentage going back to the 1980 playoffs.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

121.7

1st

DRTG

112.2

8th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

38.3

2nd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM 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
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/9
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Sun
5/11
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Tue
5/13
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Thu
5/15
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
5/18
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

0 - 2

119

Final

120

IND Pacers

2 - 0

Tue 6 May 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

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
Tue
3/25
BOS BOS
@
PHX PHX
132-102
Wed
3/26
DAL DAL
@
ORL ORL
101-92
Wed
3/26
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
116-124
Wed
3/26
IND IND
@
WAS WAS
162-109
Wed
3/26
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
112-122

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/8
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Fri
5/9
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Fri
5/9
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
3:30 PM
Sat
5/10
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM