players most nba finals threes attempt in 1978-79 to 1985-86

Between the 1978-79 and 1985-86 seasons, Larry Bird had the most three-point attempts in the NBA Finals, with 37 attempts.

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Data note: Three-Point Attempts: player game data complete from 1979-80 · postseason

	NAME	3PA	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Larry Bird L. Bird	37	NBA Finals	25	42.9	22.8	12.0	6.2	2.2	0.7	8.3	18.0	46.1	0.6	40.5	5.7	6.6	86.1	54.7	2.7	9.3	2.9	1,072	571	301	154	56	17	73	71
2	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	22	NBA Finals	29	30.6	11.3	3.6	3.7	1.2	0.5	4.3	8.9	48.3	0.3	40.9	2.4	2.9	81.2	55.3	1.0	2.6	1.4	888	328	104	108	36	14	41	107
3	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	17	NBA Finals	19	39.9	16.9	4.4	6.4	1.7	0.4	6.2	15.6	39.7	0.2	17.6	4.3	5.1	84.5	47.3	1.3	3.1	3.0	759	321	84	122	33	8	57	53
4	Scott Wedman S. Wedman	17	NBA Finals	11	16.4	8.5	3.7	1.8	0.5	0.0	3.5	6.7	52.7	0.9	58.8	0.5	0.8	55.6	59.6	1.5	2.2	0.9	180	93	41	20	5	0	10	25
5	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	15	NBA Finals	19	27.1	10.3	2.5	4.7	1.7	0.1	4.4	9.3	46.9	0.3	40.0	1.2	1.6	74.2	51.1	0.6	1.9	1.5	514	195	47	90	32	1	28	59
6	Byron Scott B. Scott	12	NBA Finals	13	24.1	8.4	2.3	1.4	1.7	0.1	3.7	8.8	42.1	0.2	25.0	0.8	1.2	62.5	45.0	0.6	1.7	1.1	313	109	30	18	22	1	14	26
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	11	NBA Finals	29	41.9	18.6	8.9	11.3	2.2	0.4	6.6	12.8	51.8	0.0	9.1	5.3	6.2	84.5	59.7	2.1	6.8	4.5	1,215	538	258	329	65	13	131	100
8	Chris Ford C. Ford	10	NBA Finals	6	30.7	10.5	2.7	2.5	0.7	0.0	4.5	9.0	50.0	0.3	20.0	1.2	1.5	77.8	54.3	1.2	1.5	1.3	184	63	16	15	4	0	8	11
9	Robert Reid R. Reid	9	NBA Finals	12	40.4	14.5	5.9	5.9	1.7	0.4	6.1	15.3	39.7	0.1	11.1	2.3	2.9	77.1	43.6	2.4	3.5	1.9	485	174	71	71	20	5	23	41
10	Andrew Toney A. Toney	8	NBA Finals	10	37.4	24.4	2.5	7.0	1.2	0.1	9.4	19.2	49.0	0.3	37.5	5.3	6.2	85.5	55.6	1.1	1.4	3.7	374	244	25	70	12	1	37	34
11	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	8	NBA Finals	11	13.2	5.4	1.1	3.2	0.6	0.3	2.1	6.1	34.3	0.4	50.0	0.8	1.1	75.0	40.8	0.4	0.7	0.7	145	59	12	35	7	3	8	13
12	Mike McGee M. McGee	7	NBA Finals	12	7.8	4.8	1.8	0.3	0.2	0.1	1.8	4.5	40.7	0.3	42.9	0.9	1.3	68.8	47.5	1.2	0.6	0.5	93	58	21	3	2	1	6	17
13	Mike Dunleavy M. Dunleavy	7	NBA Finals	6	27.5	9.8	2.3	3.2	0.3	0.2	3.7	8.8	41.5	0.5	42.9	2.0	2.5	80.0	49.5	0.7	1.7	2.0	165	59	14	19	2	1	12	18
14	Julius Erving J. Erving	7	NBA Finals	16	39.2	23.7	7.8	4.4	1.8	2.1	9.1	17.6	51.8	0.1	14.3	5.4	7.4	72.9	56.8	2.4	5.4	2.8	627	379	125	70	28	33	45	39
15	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	5	NBA Finals	9	27.8	9.7	2.8	7.2	2.1	0.2	4.1	11.1	37.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	1.6	92.9	41.0	0.4	2.3	2.3	250	87	25	65	19	2	21	22
16	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	4	NBA Finals	20	23.5	12.2	4.8	0.8	0.7	1.4	5.0	10.7	46.9	0.1	50.0	2.1	3.1	67.7	50.8	1.2	3.6	2.2	470	244	95	15	13	27	44	75
17	Henry Bibby H. Bibby	4	NBA Finals	6	19.0	5.0	1.8	3.2	0.2	0.0	2.0	6.0	33.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.3	75.0	38.0	0.5	1.3	1.2	114	30	11	19	1	0	7	9
18	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	4	NBA Finals	16	36.7	14.8	2.7	7.3	2.4	0.1	6.4	12.6	51.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	2.8	68.9	53.4	0.7	2.0	2.5	587	237	43	117	38	2	40	36
19	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	4	NBA Finals	15	40.0	16.0	3.5	7.7	1.8	0.2	6.6	15.3	43.2	0.0	0.0	2.8	3.9	72.4	47.1	1.2	2.3	3.1	600	240	52	116	27	3	47	49
20	M.L. Carr	3	NBA Finals	13	11.2	4.6	1.1	0.6	0.5	0.3	1.8	4.3	42.9	0.1	33.3	0.8	1.1	78.6	48.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	146	60	14	8	6	4	4	17
21	James Worthy J. Worthy	2	NBA Finals	13	39.1	22.8	4.5	2.7	1.0	0.4	9.5	15.8	60.2	0.0	0.0	3.8	5.5	68.1	62.5	1.8	2.6	1.8	508	297	58	35	13	5	24	39
22	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	2	NBA Finals	6	33.8	10.3	1.2	5.5	0.7	0.0	4.0	11.0	36.4	0.0	0.0	2.3	2.7	87.5	42.4	0.2	1.0	2.7	203	62	7	33	4	0	16	11
23	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	2	NBA Finals	13	21.1	9.9	2.2	2.9	1.1	0.2	4.3	8.8	48.7	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.8	70.8	51.4	1.2	1.0	1.4	274	129	28	38	14	2	18	28
24	Kevin McHale K. McHale	2	NBA Finals	25	31.1	17.3	7.0	1.2	0.4	1.5	6.5	12.2	53.3	0.0	0.0	4.4	5.8	75.7	58.9	2.8	4.2	2.2	778	433	176	31	9	38	55	77
25	Rudy Tomjanovich R. Tomjanovich	2	NBA Finals	3	5.7	0.7	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.7	12.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		12.5	0.7	0.7	0.3	17	2	4	0	0	0	1	1

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28.3

Tatum

RPG

6.0

Tatum

APG

7.7

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.9

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DRTG

109.4

8th

NETRTG

9.5

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	6	1	.857
2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	5	1	.833	0.5
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	3	.500	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 11/6	BOS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sun 11/8	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Tue 11/10	BOS	@	PHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Celtics

5 - 1

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Final

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

37.7

Dončić

29.6

Maxey

29.2

Curry

RPG Leaders

15.8

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.2

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.9

Kessler

2.5

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

81.3

Camara

81.1

Stewart

73.7

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.5

120.3

119.9

119.4

118.9

DRtg Rankings

103.8

105.4

105.9

108.2

108.5

NetRtg Rankings

15.1

12.6

11.3

11.0

9.5

8.2

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0-6

1-5

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FanDuel Points Leaders

365.8

Dončić

359.8

Wembanyama

323.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

389.3

Dončić

347

Wembanyama

334.5

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

34.5

Miller

34.4

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.85

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.68

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Dončić

1.79

Wembanyama

1.77

Antetokounmpo

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6-1

5-1

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

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1-5

2-4

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	6	1	.857
2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	5	1	.833	0.5
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	3	.500	2.5
6	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.5
7	Hawks	3	4	.429	3.0
8	Hornets	3	4	.429	3.0
9	Magic	2	4	.333	3.5
10	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.5
11	Heat	2	4	.333	3.5
12	Pacers	2	5	.286	4.0
13	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.5
14	Bucks	1	5	.167	4.5
15	Nets	1	5	.167	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	5	2	.714	1.5
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0
7	Mavericks	4	2	.667	2.0
8	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.5
9	Warriors	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Timberwolves	4	3	.571	2.5
11	Pelicans	2	4	.333	4.0
12	Suns	1	3	.250	4.0
13	Clippers	1	5	.167	5.0
14	Jazz	1	5	.167	5.0
15	Kings	0	6	.000	6.0