who had the most 3pa in a playoff game for the celtics before 1987

Before 1986-87, Larry Bird had the most three-point attempts for the Celtics in a playoff game, with 6 attempts 2 times.

NAME3PADATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Larry Bird
L. Bird
6
5/18/1986
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
45
30
8
5
2
0
10
17
58.8
5
83.3
5
5
100.0
78.1
0
8
7
5
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
6
5/15/1986
BOS BOS
vs
MIL MIL
43
26
8
9
3
1
10
19
52.6
1
16.7
5
5
100.0
61.3
3
5
2
3
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
5
5/29/1986
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
44
31
8
7
4
2
12
19
63.2
3
60.0
4
4
100.0
74.7
2
6
3
0
4Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
5
5/18/1986
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
48
25
7
5
0
0
9
15
60.0
3
60.0
4
4
100.0
74.6
3
4
3
2
5Larry Bird
L. Bird
5
4/20/1986
BOS BOS
vs
CHI CHI
56
36
12
8
1
2
14
27
51.9
2
40.0
6
7
85.7
59.8
4
8
4
5
6Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
5
4/18/1985
BOS BOS
vs
CLE CLE
27
10
2
5
1
0
4
10
40.0
2
40.0
0
0
50.0
1
1
1
2
7Chris Ford
C. Ford
5
4/10/1981
BOS BOS
@
CHI CHI
37
13
2
5
0
5
11
45.5
3
60.0
0
0
59.1
2
8Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
4
5/4/1986
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
39
11
5
4
3
0
4
12
33.3
1
25.0
2
2
100.0
42.7
1
4
0
5
9Scott Wedman
S. Wedman
4
5/27/1985
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
23
26
5
2
2
0
11
11
100.0
4
100.0
0
2
0.0
109.4
1
4
1
4
10Scott Wedman
S. Wedman
4
5/19/1985
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
15
5
1
1
0
0
2
8
25.0
1
25.0
0
0
31.3
1
0
1
1
11Larry Bird
L. Bird
4
4/23/1980
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
47
22
21
4
4
0
9
21
42.9
3
75.0
1
2
50.0
50.3
2
19
2
4
12Chris Ford
C. Ford
4
4/18/1980
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
31
7
3
2
0
3
13
23.1
0
0.0
1
2
50.0
25.2
2
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
6/8/1986
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
46
29
11
12
3
0
8
17
47.1
2
66.7
11
12
91.7
65.1
2
9
2
3
14Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
6/5/1986
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
43
17
7
4
0
0
6
13
46.2
1
33.3
4
4
100.0
57.6
1
6
2
3
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
6/3/1986
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
47
21
9
10
1
0
9
17
52.9
1
33.3
2
2
100.0
58.7
0
9
2
2
16Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
6/1/1986
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
45
25
15
11
4
0
10
26
38.5
0
0.0
5
5
100.0
44.3
4
11
3
5
17Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
3
5/17/1986
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
39
12
1
6
3
0
3
12
25.0
0
0.0
6
6
100.0
41.0
0
1
1
3
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
5/17/1986
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
44
19
16
13
1
0
7
15
46.7
2
66.7
3
4
75.0
56.7
3
13
4
3
19Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
5/13/1986
BOS BOS
vs
MIL MIL
32
26
6
5
1
0
9
15
60.0
1
33.3
7
7
100.0
71.9
1
5
3
0
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
5/2/1986
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
45
28
9
12
2
1
12
19
63.2
2
66.7
2
2
100.0
70.4
2
7
3
3
21Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
3
4/29/1986
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
28
13
3
6
2
0
6
9
66.7
1
33.3
0
0
72.2
0
3
0
3
22Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
3
4/22/1986
BOS BOS
@
CHI CHI
41
20
1
7
2
0
7
13
53.8
0
0.0
6
6
100.0
63.9
0
1
0
1
23Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
3
4/20/1986
BOS BOS
vs
CHI CHI
47
24
4
5
3
0
8
13
61.5
1
33.3
7
9
77.8
70.8
2
2
1
5
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
4/17/1986
BOS BOS
vs
CHI CHI
40
30
6
8
3
0
9
13
69.2
2
66.7
10
13
76.9
80.1
1
5
3
4
25Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
3
6/7/1985
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
48
22
3
17
1
0
10
21
47.6
0
0.0
2
2
100.0
50.3
1
2
6
3
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