Julius Erving sank 1 three-pointer in Game 3 of the 1980 NBA Finals versus the Lakers on May 10, 1980.
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Who made the first 3 pointer in a game in the finals?| NAME | DATE | 3PM | SEASON | SERIES | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | J. Erving | 5/10/1980 | 1 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 59.8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 2 |  | M. Dunleavy | 5/7/1981 | 2 | 1980-81 | NBA Finals | @ | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 76.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 3 |  | C. Ford | 5/9/1981 | 2 | 1980-81 | NBA Finals | @ | 36 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 66.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 4 | | M. Dunleavy | 5/10/1981 | 1 | 1980-81 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 3 | 33.3 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 56.8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 |  | L. Bird | 5/14/1981 | 1 | 1980-81 | NBA Finals | @ | 43 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 60.8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 6 |  | S. Mix | 5/27/1982 | 1 | 1981-82 | NBA Finals | vs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 150.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | | A. Toney | 5/27/1982 | 2 | 1981-82 | NBA Finals | vs | 30 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 53.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 8 |  | M. Cooper | 6/1/1982 | 1 | 1981-82 | NBA Finals | vs | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 55.8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 9 | | A. Toney | 6/1/1982 | 1 | 1981-82 | NBA Finals | @ | 36 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 70.9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 10 |  | B. McAdoo | 5/26/1983 | 2 | 1982-83 | NBA Finals | @ | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 11 | | M. Cooper | 5/31/1983 | 1 | 1982-83 | NBA Finals | vs | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 54.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 12 | | L. Bird | 5/27/1984 | 1 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 54.9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 13 | | M. Cooper | 5/27/1984 | 1 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | @ | 38 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 46.3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 14 | | S. Wedman | 6/3/1984 | 2 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | @ | 29 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 15 | | L. Bird | 6/6/1984 | 1 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | @ | 49 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 37.5 | 3 | 33.3 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 51.1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 16 | | S. Wedman | 6/6/1984 | 1 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | @ | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 125.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | | D. Ainge | 6/8/1984 | 1 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | vs | 17 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 51.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 18 | | L. Bird | 6/8/1984 | 2 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 78.1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 19 | | M. Cooper | 6/8/1984 | 2 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | @ | 28 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 20 |  | D. Johnson | 6/10/1984 | 1 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | @ | 41 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 46.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 21 | | B. Scott | 6/10/1984 | 1 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | vs | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 22 | | M. Cooper | 6/12/1984 | 2 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | @ | 42 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 58.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 23 | | D. Ainge | 5/27/1985 | 1 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | vs | 29 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 63.3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 24 | | L. Bird | 5/27/1985 | 1 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | vs | 31 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 63.8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 25 | | M.L. Carr | 5/27/1985 | 1 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | vs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
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