most three pointers made per game by an nba player in a season between 1979-80 to 1989-90

Between the 1979-80 and 1989-90 seasons, Michael Adams drained the most three-pointers per game in a season with 2.2 per game in 1988-89.

Interpreted as:
most three pointers made per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by an NBA player in a season between 1979-80 to 1989-90
NAME 3PM SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Michael Adams
M. Adams
2.2
1988-89
DEN DEN
77
36.2
18.5
3.7
6.4
2.2
0.1
6.1
14.1
43.3
6.1
35.6
4.2
5.1
81.9
56.7
0.9
2.8
2.3
2,787
1,424
283
490
166
11
180
149
2 Mark Price
M. Price
2.1
1989-90
CLE CLE
73
37.1
19.6
3.4
9.1
1.6
0.1
6.7
14.6
45.9
5.1
40.6
4.1
4.6
88.8
58.9
0.9
2.5
2.9
2,706
1,430
251
666
114
5
214
89
3 Michael Adams
M. Adams
2.0
1989-90
DEN DEN
79
34.1
15.5
2.8
6.3
1.5
0.0
5.0
12.5
40.2
5.5
36.6
3.4
4.0
85.0
54.2
0.6
2.2
1.8
2,690
1,221
225
495
121
3
141
133
4 Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
2.0
1988-89
SEA SEA
82
38.9
27.5
4.2
2.0
1.3
0.3
10.5
20.9
50.1
4.1
47.8
4.6
5.6
81.6
58.9
1.9
2.3
2.7
3,190
2,253
342
164
108
22
218
197
5 Reggie Miller
R. Miller
1.8
1989-90
IND IND
82
38.9
24.6
3.6
3.8
1.3
0.2
8.1
15.7
51.4
4.4
41.4
6.6
7.6
86.8
64.5
1.2
2.4
2.7
3,192
2,016
295
311
110
18
222
175
6 Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
1.8
1987-88
BOS BOS
81
37.3
15.7
3.1
6.2
1.4
0.2
6.0
12.1
49.1
4.4
41.5
2.0
2.2
87.8
59.8
0.7
2.3
1.9
3,018
1,270
249
503
115
17
153
203
7 Michael Adams
M. Adams
1.7
1987-88
DEN DEN
82
33.9
13.9
2.7
6.1
2.0
0.2
5.1
11.3
44.9
4.6
36.7
2.0
2.4
83.4
56.0
0.5
2.2
1.8
2,778
1,137
223
503
168
16
144
138
8 Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
1.6
1988-89
TOT
73
32.6
17.5
3.5
5.5
1.3
0.1
6.6
14.4
45.7
4.2
38.0
2.8
3.3
85.4
55.4
1.0
2.5
2.0
2,377
1,281
255
402
93
8
145
186
9 Harold Pressley
H. Pressley
1.5
1988-89
SAC SAC
80
28.2
12.3
6.1
2.2
1.2
1.0
4.8
10.9
43.9
3.7
40.3
1.2
1.5
78.0
52.9
2.7
3.4
1.6
2,257
981
485
174
93
76
124
215
10 Trent Tucker
T. Tucker
1.5
1988-89
NYK NYK
81
22.5
8.5
2.2
1.6
1.1
0.1
3.2
7.1
45.4
3.7
39.9
0.5
0.7
78.2
56.9
0.7
1.5
0.7
1,824
687
176
132
88
6
59
163
11 Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
1.4
1989-90
SAC SAC
75
36.4
17.9
4.3
6.0
1.5
0.2
6.7
15.4
43.8
3.9
37.4
3.0
3.6
83.1
52.8
0.9
3.4
2.5
2,727
1,342
326
453
113
18
185
238
12 Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
1.4
1987-88
SEA SEA
75
37.2
25.8
4.5
2.6
1.0
0.1
10.2
20.3
50.3
3.5
41.3
4.0
5.3
76.7
57.2
2.2
2.3
2.3
2,790
1,938
340
197
74
11
172
221
13 Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
1.4
1989-90
CHI CHI
63
16.7
6.5
0.8
1.7
0.5
0.0
2.3
5.3
43.8
2.9
48.1
0.5
0.5
90.9
58.9
0.2
0.7
0.5
1,055
407
53
110
30
2
30
87
14 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1.3
1989-90
LAL LAL
79
37.2
22.3
6.6
11.5
1.7
0.4
6.9
14.4
48.0
3.5
38.4
7.2
8.1
89.0
62.2
1.6
5.0
3.7
2,937
1,765
522
907
132
34
289
167
15 Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
1.3
1988-89
HOU HOU
82
34.0
14.2
3.7
8.6
1.5
0.1
4.8
10.9
44.3
3.6
37.3
3.2
3.8
84.5
56.5
0.6
3.1
3.1
2,788
1,162
306
709
124
11
253
196
16 Reggie Miller
R. Miller
1.3
1988-89
IND IND
74
34.3
16.0
3.9
3.1
1.3
0.4
5.4
11.2
47.9
3.3
40.2
3.9
4.6
84.4
60.2
1.0
3.0
1.9
2,536
1,181
292
227
93
29
143
170
17 Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
1.3
1987-88
TOT
66
21.9
9.5
1.2
2.3
0.7
0.0
3.7
7.9
46.3
2.7
49.1
0.9
1.1
83.1
56.7
0.3
0.9
1.2
1,445
629
78
153
46
2
77
118
18 Larry Bird
L. Bird
1.3
1987-88
BOS BOS
76
39.0
29.9
9.3
6.1
1.6
0.8
11.6
22.0
52.7
3.1
41.4
5.5
6.0
91.6
60.8
1.4
7.8
2.8
2,965
2,275
703
467
125
57
213
157
19 Craig Ehlo
C. Ehlo
1.3
1989-90
CLE CLE
81
35.7
13.6
5.4
4.6
1.6
0.3
5.4
11.6
46.4
3.1
41.9
1.6
2.3
68.1
53.9
1.8
3.6
2.0
2,894
1,102
439
371
126
23
161
226
20 Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
1.3
1988-89
TOT
59
20.4
9.0
1.5
2.5
0.7
0.1
3.4
7.3
47.2
3.1
41.7
0.8
1.0
84.2
58.1
0.4
1.1
1.0
1,204
529
89
146
43
4
57
90
21 Mark Price
M. Price
1.2
1988-89
CLE CLE
75
36.4
18.9
3.0
8.4
1.5
0.1
7.1
13.4
52.6
2.8
44.1
3.5
3.9
90.1
62.3
0.6
2.4
2.8
2,728
1,414
226
631
115
7
212
98
22 Derek Harper
D. Harper
1.2
1988-89
DAL DAL
81
36.6
17.3
2.8
7.0
2.1
0.5
6.6
13.9
47.7
3.4
35.6
2.8
3.5
80.6
56.1
0.6
2.2
2.5
2,968
1,404
228
570
172
41
205
219
23 Chuck Person
C. Person
1.2
1989-90
IND IND
77
35.2
19.7
5.8
3.0
0.7
0.3
7.9
16.1
48.7
3.3
37.2
2.7
3.5
78.1
55.7
1.6
4.1
2.2
2,714
1,515
445
230
53
20
170
217
24 Larry Bird
L. Bird
1.2
1986-87
BOS BOS
74
40.6
28.1
9.2
7.6
1.8
0.9
10.6
20.2
52.5
3.0
40.0
5.6
6.1
91.0
61.2
1.7
7.5
3.2
3,005
2,076
682
566
135
70
240
185
25 Byron Scott
B. Scott
1.2
1989-90
LAL LAL
77
33.7
15.5
3.1
3.6
1.0
0.4
6.1
13.1
47.0
2.9
42.3
2.1
2.7
76.6
54.6
0.7
2.5
1.6
2,593
1,197
242
274
77
31
122
180
StatMuse has season-level data for three-pointers per game going back to the 1979-80 season.

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119.9

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116.0

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3.9

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37.6

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TEAM W L PCT GB
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
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/3
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
7:30 PM
Last Game
LAC Clippers

3 - 3

111

Final

105

DEN Nuggets

3 - 3

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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
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5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
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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
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Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
3/24
GSW GSW
@
MIA MIA
86-112
Mon
3/24
ATL ATL
@
HOU HOU
114-121
Mon
3/24
MEM MEM
@
UTA UTA
140-103
Mon
3/24
OKC OKC
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SAC SAC
121-105
Mon
3/24
CLE CLE
@
POR POR
122-111

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/2
HOU HOU
@
GSW GSW
9:00 PM
Sat
5/3
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
7:30 PM
Sun
5/4
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
5/4
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
8:30 PM
Mon
5/5
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM