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

Between the 1978-79 and 1986-87 seasons, Michael Cooper drained the most threes in the NBA Finals, with 23 three-pointers.

	NAME	3PM	SERIES	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 Cooper M. Cooper	23	NBA Finals	35	30.5	11.4	3.4	3.9	1.3	0.5	4.3	8.8	49.2	1.3	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
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	19	NBA Finals	31	42.8	23.1	11.6	6.0	2.0	0.8	8.4	18.3	45.8	1.5	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
3	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	15	NBA Finals	25	29.9	10.8	2.6	4.8	1.6	0.1	4.6	9.6	47.7	1.4	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	Scott Wedman S. Wedman	10	NBA Finals	11	16.4	8.5	3.7	1.8	0.5	0.0	3.5	6.7	52.7	1.5	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	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	4	NBA Finals	25	40.1	17.9	4.4	7.1	1.4	0.4	6.8	16.1	41.9	1.0	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
6	Byron Scott B. Scott	4	NBA Finals	19	26.0	9.5	2.5	1.7	1.3	0.1	4.1	9.3	44.3	1.3	16.7	1.1	1.4	74.1	47.9	0.8	1.7	1.1	494	180	48	32	25	2	20	45
7	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	4	NBA Finals	11	13.2	5.4	1.1	3.2	0.6	0.3	2.1	6.1	34.3	0.7	50.0	0.8	1.1	75.0	40.8	0.4	0.7	0.7	145	59	12	35	7	3	8	13
8	Mike McGee M. McGee	3	NBA Finals	12	7.8	4.8	1.8	0.3	0.2	0.1	1.8	4.5	40.7	0.6	42.9	0.9	1.3	68.8	47.5	1.2	0.6	0.5	93	58	21	3	2	1	6	17
9	Andrew Toney A. Toney	3	NBA Finals	10	37.4	24.4	2.5	7.0	1.2	0.1	9.4	19.2	49.0	0.8	37.5	5.3	6.2	85.5	55.6	1.1	1.4	3.7	374	244	25	70	12	1	37	34
10	Mike Dunleavy M. Dunleavy	3	NBA Finals	6	27.5	9.8	2.3	3.2	0.3	0.2	3.7	8.8	41.5	1.2	42.9	2.0	2.5	80.0	49.5	0.7	1.7	2.0	165	59	14	19	2	1	12	18
11	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	2	NBA Finals	20	23.5	12.2	4.8	0.8	0.7	1.4	5.0	10.7	46.9	0.2	50.0	2.1	3.1	67.7	50.8	1.2	3.6	2.2	470	244	95	15	13	27	44	75
12	Chris Ford C. Ford	2	NBA Finals	6	30.7	10.5	2.7	2.5	0.7	0.0	4.5	9.0	50.0	1.7	20.0	1.2	1.5	77.8	54.3	1.2	1.5	1.3	184	63	16	15	4	0	8	11
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2	NBA Finals	35	41.5	19.9	8.7	11.6	2.3	0.4	7.4	14.1	52.3	0.4	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
14	M.L. Carr	1	NBA Finals	13	11.2	4.6	1.1	0.6	0.5	0.3	1.8	4.3	42.9	0.2	33.3	0.8	1.1	78.6	48.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	146	60	14	8	6	4	4	17
15	Robert Reid R. Reid	1	NBA Finals	12	40.4	14.5	5.9	5.9	1.7	0.4	6.1	15.3	39.7	0.8	11.1	2.3	2.9	77.1	43.6	2.4	3.5	1.9	485	174	71	71	20	5	23	41
16	Julius Erving J. Erving	1	NBA Finals	16	39.2	23.7	7.8	4.4	1.8	2.1	9.1	17.6	51.8	0.4	14.3	5.4	7.4	72.9	56.8	2.4	5.4	2.8	627	379	125	70	28	33	45	39
17	Steve Mix S. Mix	1	NBA Finals	9	10.2	5.1	1.1	1.0	0.1	0.2	2.0	4.0	50.0	0.1	100.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	57.6	0.4	0.7	0.6	92	46	10	9	1	2	5	8

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2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

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Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

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4 - 0

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31.1

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RPG Leaders

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1.9

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4,039.7

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Dončić

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
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4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
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Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
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Between the 1978-79 and 1986-87 seasons, Michael Cooper drained the most threes in the NBA Finals, with 23 three-pointers.

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