players most nba finals threes attempt in 1978-79 to 1986-87

Between the 1978-79 and 1986-87 seasons, Larry Bird and Michael Cooper were tied for the most three-point attempts in the NBA Finals, with 45 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	45	NBA Finals	31	42.8	23.1	11.6	6.0	2.0	0.8	8.4	18.3	45.8	0.6	42.2	5.7	6.5	87.2	54.5	2.5	9.1	2.9	1,326	716	361	187	63	24	91	80
2	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	45	NBA Finals	35	30.5	11.4	3.4	3.9	1.3	0.5	4.3	8.8	49.2	0.7	51.1	2.1	2.5	82.0	57.4	0.9	2.5	1.5	1,067	400	118	136	46	16	54	123
3	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	36	NBA Finals	25	29.9	10.8	2.6	4.8	1.6	0.1	4.6	9.6	47.7	0.6	41.7	1.1	1.4	77.1	53.1	0.6	2.0	1.7	748	270	65	120	39	3	42	76
4	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	25	NBA Finals	25	40.1	17.9	4.4	7.1	1.4	0.4	6.8	16.1	41.9	0.2	16.0	4.2	4.9	85.4	48.9	1.5	2.9	2.6	1,003	447	110	178	36	11	65	68
5	Byron Scott B. Scott	24	NBA Finals	19	26.0	9.5	2.5	1.7	1.3	0.1	4.1	9.3	44.3	0.2	16.7	1.1	1.4	74.1	47.9	0.8	1.7	1.1	494	180	48	32	25	2	20	45
6	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
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	NBA Finals	35	41.5	19.9	8.7	11.6	2.3	0.4	7.4	14.1	52.3	0.1	15.4	5.1	5.9	85.9	59.5	2.1	6.7	4.1	1,451	695	306	407	79	15	144	110
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	James Worthy J. Worthy	4	NBA Finals	19	39.3	22.2	4.7	3.1	1.2	0.5	9.5	16.6	57.5	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.8	64.8	59.3	1.9	2.8	1.9	746	421	90	59	23	10	36	54
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	Conner Henry C. Henry	3	NBA Finals	4	3.8	2.5	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.3	44.4	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	46.5	0.3	0.5	0.3	15	10	3	0	0	0	1	1
22	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
23	Jerry Sichting J. Sichting	2	NBA Finals	12	11.8	2.2	0.8	1.8	0.2	0.0	1.1	2.9	37.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	36.7	0.3	0.5	0.3	141	26	9	21	2	0	4	9
24	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
25	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

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
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4	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
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Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Sun 11/1	BOS	@	ORL	3:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
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RPG Leaders

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9.5

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2.4

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118.6

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106.3

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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Wembanyama

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1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
6	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	3	3	.500	1.5
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
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10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
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13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
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1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0