who was the first player with 8 3pa in an nba finals game

Michael Cooper attempted 8 three-pointers in Game 2 of the 1989 NBA Finals against the Pistons on June 8, 1989.

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Who was the first player with 8 or more 3pa in an NBA finals game?

	NAME	DATE	3PA	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	6/8/1989	8	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	44	19	1	4	3	1	6	12	50.0	4	50.0	3	3	100.0	71.3	1	0	0	3
2	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	6/11/1989	8	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	48	15	0	13	1	1	6	14	42.9	3	37.5	0	0		53.6	0	0	2	2
3	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	6/7/1990	9	1989-90	NBA Finals	DET	vs	POR	44	26	11	4	1	0	10	18	55.6	6	66.7	0	0		72.2	4	7	0	4
4	Terry Porter T. Porter	6/14/1990	9	1989-90	NBA Finals	POR	vs	DET	40	21	1	9	3	1	5	12	41.7	4	44.4	7	10	70.0	64.0	1	0	5	2
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/3/1992	10	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	POR	34	39	3	11	2	0	16	27	59.3	6	60.0	1	1	100.0	71.1	2	1	1	0
6	Dan Majerle D. Majerle	6/11/1993	8	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	43	13	9	4	2	5	4	14	28.6	3	37.5	2	2	100.0	43.7	1	8	2	1
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/13/1993	9	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	57	44	9	6	2	1	19	43	44.2	3	33.3	3	6	50.0	48.2	3	6	3	5
8	Dan Majerle D. Majerle	6/13/1993	8	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	@	CHI	59	28	7	4	2	0	10	17	58.8	6	75.0	2	2	100.0	78.3	3	4	0	0
9	Dan Majerle D. Majerle	6/20/1993	8	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	46	21	8	2	1	2	7	17	41.2	2	25.0	5	6	83.3	53.5	2	6	1	3
10	John Starks J. Starks	6/8/1994	8	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	@	HOU	38	11	2	3	2	0	3	18	16.7	2	25.0	3	5	60.0	27.2	0	2	4	3
11	John Starks J. Starks	6/12/1994	9	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	HOU	43	20	2	9	1	0	6	16	37.5	3	33.3	5	7	71.4	52.4	0	2	0	5
12	Derek Harper D. Harper	6/15/1994	10	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	HOU	41	21	3	5	2	1	7	15	46.7	5	50.0	2	2	100.0	66.1	1	2	1	4
13	John Starks J. Starks	6/19/1994	9	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	@	HOU	46	27	2	8	2	0	9	18	50.0	5	55.6	4	5	80.0	66.8	1	1	2	5
14	John Starks J. Starks	6/22/1994	11	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	@	HOU	42	8	2	2	0	0	2	18	11.1	0	0.0	4	4	100.0	20.2	1	1	0	5
15	Nick Anderson N. Anderson	6/7/1995	10	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	HOU	50	22	11	5	3	1	9	18	50.0	4	40.0	0	4	0.0	55.7	3	8	2	0
16	Robert Horry R. Horry	6/7/1995	10	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	@	ORL	47	19	8	3	3	5	7	18	38.9	4	40.0	1	2	50.0	50.3	0	8	0	4
17	Kenny Smith K. Smith	6/7/1995	11	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	@	ORL	42	23	3	9	0	0	8	13	61.5	7	63.6	0	0		88.5	0	3	1	3
18	Nick Anderson N. Anderson	6/11/1995	12	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	@	HOU	37	12	10	3	0	0	4	14	28.6	4	33.3	0	0		42.9	0	10	0	3
19	Dennis Scott D. Scott	6/11/1995	9	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	@	HOU	39	8	6	0	1	0	2	11	18.2	1	11.1	3	3	100.0	32.5	1	5	1	5
20	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	6/14/1995	8	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	@	HOU	42	25	6	5	1	0	8	14	57.1	5	62.5	4	4	100.0	79.3	1	5	4	5
21	Robert Horry R. Horry	6/14/1995	9	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	ORL	46	21	13	5	1	0	6	14	42.9	4	44.4	5	9	55.6	58.5	5	8	2	2
22	Brian Shaw B. Shaw	6/14/1995	11	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	@	HOU	23	17	4	4	0	1	6	15	40.0	5	45.5	0	0		56.7	1	3	3	5
23	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	6/5/1996	8	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	SEA	44	21	7	3	3	3	5	15	33.3	3	37.5	8	9	88.9	55.4	5	2	0	3
24	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	6/12/1996	8	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	@	SEA	40	9	11	8	1	2	4	17	23.5	1	12.5	0	0		26.5	3	8	3	5
25	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	6/14/1996	8	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	@	SEA	44	14	8	5	1	1	5	20	25.0	1	12.5	3	4	75.0	32.2	5	3	2	4

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