nba most total 3pt makes from 1978-79 to 1987-88

Between the 1978-79 and 1987-88 seasons, Larry Bird buried the most threes, with 455 three-pointers.

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NBA most total 3pt makes by a player from 1978-79 to 1987-88

	NAME	3PM	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Larry Bird L. Bird	455	711	27,371	17,783	7,282	4,367	1,294	598	7,009	13,938	50.3	1,206	37.7	3,310	3,764	87.9	57.0	1,567	5,715	2,250	1,888	38.5	25.0	10.2	6.1	1.8	0.8	3.2
2	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	341	526	16,572	10,093	1,933	1,397	735	194	4,296	9,166	46.9	1,047	32.6	1,160	1,656	70.0	51.0	643	1,290	1,368	1,265	31.5	19.2	3.7	2.7	1.4	0.4	2.6
3	Craig Hodges C. Hodges	321	444	11,420	4,404	729	1,362	432	17	1,776	3,783	46.9	836	38.4	531	652	81.4	54.1	255	474	671	1,084	25.7	9.9	1.6	3.1	1.0	0.0	1.5
4	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	310	368	9,322	5,703	1,443	584	305	68	2,241	4,605	48.7	810	38.3	911	1,191	76.5	55.6	646	797	584	815	25.3	15.5	3.9	1.6	0.8	0.2	1.6
5	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	298	710	19,834	6,621	2,351	3,137	893	455	2,607	5,436	48.0	893	33.4	1,109	1,342	82.6	54.9	649	1,702	1,243	1,936	27.9	9.3	3.3	4.4	1.3	0.6	1.8
6	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	290	511	14,254	5,543	1,380	2,207	619	57	2,266	4,621	49.0	746	38.9	721	835	86.3	55.6	368	1,012	793	1,312	27.9	10.8	2.7	4.3	1.2	0.1	1.6
7	Mike Evans M. Evans	231	591	9,858	4,531	808	1,514	430	51	1,835	4,060	45.2	753	30.7	630	781	80.7	51.4	184	624	818	1,173	16.7	7.7	1.4	2.6	0.7	0.1	1.4
8	Trent Tucker T. Tucker	227	436	9,604	3,908	957	1,007	428	56	1,684	3,589	46.9	537	42.3	313	417	75.1	51.8	343	614	383	1,048	22.0	9.0	2.2	2.3	1.0	0.1	0.9
9	World B. Free W. B. Free	213	583	18,515	12,662	1,555	2,303	619	116	4,621	10,229	45.2	632	33.7	3,207	4,187	76.6	52.4	628	927	1,372	1,504	31.8	21.7	2.7	4.0	1.1	0.2	2.4
10	Mike McGee M. McGee	205	426	6,964	3,828	887	497	283	36	1,611	3,282	49.1	588	34.9	401	652	61.5	53.6	458	429	492	800	16.3	9.0	2.1	1.2	0.7	0.1	1.2
11	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	204	522	17,625	12,977	3,009	1,974	473	195	5,068	10,231	49.5	666	30.6	2,637	3,549	74.3	55.0	1,169	1,840	1,606	1,590	33.8	24.9	5.8	3.8	0.9	0.4	3.1
12	John Lucas J. Lucas	200	559	15,217	6,103	1,261	3,963	731	33	2,347	5,199	45.1	651	30.7	1,209	1,572	76.9	51.8	278	983	1,184	968	27.2	10.9	2.3	7.1	1.3	0.1	2.1
13	Joe Hassett J. Hassett	194	189	2,775	1,308	226	303	91	13	521	1,275	40.9	577	33.6	72	87	82.8	49.8	75	151	112	258	14.7	6.9	1.2	1.6	0.5	0.1	0.6
14	Kyle Macy K. Macy	192	551	14,246	5,259	1,214	2,198	631	49	2,175	4,339	50.1	568	33.8	717	821	87.3	55.9	311	903	712	1,081	25.9	9.5	2.2	4.0	1.1	0.1	1.3
15	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	186	476	15,018	7,607	1,471	2,951	693	135	2,753	5,950	46.3	594	31.3	1,915	2,313	82.8	54.6	414	1,057	1,346	1,164	31.6	16.0	3.1	6.2	1.5	0.3	2.8
16	Byron Scott B. Scott	183	394	11,909	6,408	1,182	1,201	546	96	2,646	5,164	51.2	483	37.9	933	1,111	84.0	56.7	301	881	669	905	30.2	16.3	3.0	3.0	1.4	0.2	1.7
17	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	179	555	20,352	11,404	2,099	5,557	1,205	161	4,349	9,405	46.2	641	27.9	2,527	3,346	75.5	52.4	608	1,491	2,139	1,896	36.7	20.5	3.8	10.0	2.2	0.3	3.9
18	Brad Davis B. Davis	176	637	17,128	6,216	1,334	3,794	574	95	2,350	4,490	52.3	532	33.1	1,340	1,593	84.1	59.9	253	1,081	1,043	1,497	26.9	9.8	2.1	6.0	0.9	0.1	1.6
19	Derek Harper D. Harper	172	402	11,668	4,845	1,042	2,258	727	141	1,952	3,974	49.1	542	31.7	769	1,059	72.6	54.6	297	745	706	862	29.0	12.1	2.6	5.6	1.8	0.4	1.8
20	Don Buse D. Buse	169	403	9,032	2,513	771	1,488	538	49	991	2,298	43.1	507	33.3	362	472	76.7	50.1	204	567	381	545	22.4	6.2	1.9	3.7	1.3	0.1	0.9
21	Michael Adams M. Adams	167	163	4,220	1,630	352	769	262	23	592	1,364	43.4	484	34.5	279	335	83.3	53.9	80	272	236	235	25.9	10.0	2.2	4.7	1.6	0.1	1.4
22	Leon Wood L. Wood	157	234	4,109	1,611	285	771	116	4	557	1,413	39.4	471	33.3	340	434	78.3	50.2	68	217	259	263	17.6	6.9	1.2	3.3	0.5	0.0	1.1
23	Brian Taylor B. Taylor	157	199	6,340	2,309	435	1,004	312	57	893	1,814	49.2	417	37.6	366	457	80.1	57.3	160	275	334	571	31.9	11.6	2.2	5.0	1.6	0.3	1.7
24	Mike Bratz M. Bratz	150	429	8,383	3,084	774	1,549	445	47	1,177	2,952	39.9	492	30.5	580	696	83.3	47.3	213	561	630	836	19.5	7.2	1.8	3.6	1.0	0.1	1.5
25	Kevin Grevey K. Grevey	145	394	9,459	4,365	834	844	243	69	1,689	3,877	43.6	434	33.4	842	992	84.9	50.6	279	555	469	711	24.0	11.1	2.1	2.1	0.6	0.2	1.2

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