10 Active NBA Players With The Most Three-Pointers Made In The Finals

• Only three active NBA players have made 100 three-pointers in the NBA Finals

• Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have made a combined 258 three-pointers in the NBA Finals

• Jayson Tatum has the highest three-point shooting percentage in the NBA Finals of all the players below with a 45.5% conversion rate

The NBA Finals, along with being the biggest stage in basketball, is where legends are born, legacies are written, and hearts can be shattered. Over the last 15 years, the way in which teams have gone about being successful and winning the NBA Finals has changed drastically. From a game that once depended on big men dominating the paint on both sides as well as superstar scorers attacking the rim on a regular basis, the NBA has evolved into a three-point shooting league more so than ever before, and it has been the catalyst behind numerous NBA championships over the last decade. 

The most obvious example of three-point shooting being a proven way to win an NBA championship is the four NBA titles won by the Golden State Warriors since 2015. However, there are also a number of other active NBA players who have stopped up from deep during their runs to multiple NBA Finals appearances and NBA championships.

Today, we will go through every active player with the most three-pointers made in the NBA Finals over the course of their careers. Obviously, the more NBA Finals one appears in, the higher the probability is that they will wind up toward the top of this list. Some of the greatest three-point shooters ever have made the NBA Finals their own stage to showcase their incredible shooting ability on their way to becoming NBA champions.

These are the active NBA players with the most three-pointers made in the Finals over the course of their careers.

Honorable Mentions

Jayson Tatum – 20 Three-Pointers Made

Three-Points Stats: 20-44, 45.5%

Over the last six seasons, we have watched as Jayson Tatum has evolved into one of the best players in the NBA. He has improved every season as an overall scorer as well as an overall team defender. Led by Tatum, the Celtics have made their way to four different Eastern Conference Finals appearances in six seasons including both his rookie season in 2018 and this past season in 2023. During that time, Tatum has been a consistent 37.5% shooter from three for his career, with multiple seasons of over 40.0% shooting from deep as well.

Of those four appearances, Tatum and the Celtics have appeared in just one NBA Finals series in 2022, a six-game loss to the Golden State Warriors. Tatum is often criticized for his performance in committing 23 turnovers in the series, but his lights-out shooting rarely gets talked about.

Tatum would attempt 44 threes in the series while knocking down 20 of them for a scintillating average of 45.5% shooting. It just so happens that his opponents had two three-point shooters who could match and exceed his output. There is no doubt that Tatum has plenty of time to climb up this list during the coming seasons of his career.

Kyle Lowry – 25 Three-Pointers Made

Three-Point Stats: 25-64, 39.1%

As Kyle Lowry gets set to enter his 18th season in 2023-24, it is only right we take a look back on the damage he has done as a three-point shooter in his career. Overall, Lowry has been a career 36.7% three-point shooter, peaking as high as 41.2% in 2017. Lowry has made two NBA Finals appearances in his career with completely different results.

Lowry’s first Finals appearance came in 2019 while still with the Toronto Raptors. While delivering the city’s first NBA championship ever, Lowry would shoot 14-38 from three for the series and average 16.2 points per game as the Raptors defeated the Warriors in six games. His next appearance would come this past season with the Miami Heat against the Denver Nuggets. Miami would drop the series in five games as Lowry shot 11-26 from three, or 42.3%. Lowry may not have the chance to add to his Finals total before he inevitably retires in the next few seasons.

10. Duncan Robinson – 27 Three-Pointers Made

Three-Point Stats: 27-67, 40.3%

Duncan Robinson is one of the better three-point specialists in today’s NBA. His scorching career 39.9% shooting percentage from three is a massive reason why he will be paid over $18.5 million in each of the next three seasons, even if he has been unplayable at times due to his lack of defensive ability.

In his short five-year career with the Miami Heat, Robinson has already appeared in two NBA Finals series. In a 2020 Finals Loss to the Lakers, Robinson would go 18-46 from three-point range with a much bigger role and green light than his more recent appearance. In 2023 against the Nuggets, Robinson would come off the bench and shoot 9-21 from deep while the Heat were defeated in five games by the Denver Nuggets.

At just 29 years old, Robinson will have some kind of specialist role in the NBA for some time in the future. It is the kind of league these days that will prolong his career by years as a three-point specialist. Will he be able to add to his career three-point total in the NBA Finals over that time?

9. Jae Crowder – 29 Three-Pointers Made

Three-Point Stats: 29-78, 37.2%

As an 11-year NBA veteran, Jae Crowder has bounced around quite a bit during his career. In 2022-23, Crowder appeared in 18 games for the Milwaukee Bucks, the eighth team he has been a part of since 2015. Of all of his stops in years of NBA service, only two have come with an appearance in the NBA Finals, where Crowder has yet to enjoy being on the winning side.

Crowder’s first appearance in the NBA Finals came four years ago during the 2020 Bubble. Crowder was with the Miami Heat at the time, who advanced to the NBA Finals in the Bubble against the Lakers. During that series, Crowder would appear in all six games of the series and shot 13-39, or 33.3%, from three while averaging 11.2 points per game in a series loss at the hands of LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

Things were no different for Crowder when he next appeared in the NBA Finals with the Phoenix Suns in 2021 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Crowder would again attempt 39 three-pointers in the series but connect on a few more, going 16-39 this time. Still, he would average just 11.7 points per game in a six-game series loss.

8. Kyrie Irving – 30 Three-Pointers Made

Three-Point Stats: 30-76, 39.5%

The fact that Kyrie Irving ranks ninth on the all-time list for three-pointers made in the NBA Finals can only be overshadowed by the fact that he hit the biggest three-pointer in NBA history. During his time alongside LeBron James with the Cavaliers from 2015 through 2017, Kyrie Irving went to three straight NBA Finals. Although he missed all but Game 1 of the 2015 Finals, they lost to the Golden State Warriors.

Irving’s best series as a shooter would come during the 2016 NBA Finals. Alongside James, Irving dug deep into his bag of tricks and helped Cleveland pull off the greatest comeback and upset in NBA Finals history. Irving would shoot 15-37 that series, including the series-sealing three-pointers in the final moments of Game 7.

In 2017, the Cavaliers would return to the NBA Finals but fall in five games at the hands of the Warriors. Kyrie would shoot 15-39 from three for that series, but it was much ado about nothing as Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Co. closed the door in five games.

T7. Kawhi Leonard – 34 Three Pointers Made

Three-Point Stats: 34-84, 40.5%

Kawhi Leonard is the first player among the top 10 in career three-pointers made in the NBA Finals that is a multiple-time NBA champion and Finals MVP. Leonard has appeared in a total of three NBA Finals in his career with the Spurs, Raptors, and Clippers. His first appearance in 2013 came in his only loss at the hands of the Miami Heat, and it was not his best shooting performance. He went 8-23 from the three-point line in the seven-game loss.

Leonard and the Spurs would be right back in the NBA Finals the next season against the Miami Heat once again. This time, Leonard not only led his team to an NBA title, but he was rewarded Finals MVP honors with 17.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.6 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game. Although his defensive efforts on LeBron James are always highlighted in this series, his 11-9 shooting from three certainly helped get the job done as well.

Leonard’s last Finals appearance would come in 2019 and is one of the greatest playoff runs by a single player ever. In his first and only season with the Toronto Raptors, Leonard would lead the Raptors to their first Finals appearance in team history against the Golden State Warriors. In the series, Leonard would average 28.5 points per game while shooting 15-42 from three to lead the Raptors to their only NBA championship and a second Finals MVP award for himself.

T7. Kevin Love – 34 Three-Pointers Made

Three-Point Stats: 34-98, 34.7%

Over the last 15 years, Kevin Love has experienced incredible highs and lows during his NBA journey. One thing that has remained constant in his game is his ability to knock down the three-point shot no matter where he was on that journey. For his career, Love is a 37.0% three-point shooter who averages 16.9 points per game overall. Love has appeared in four NBA Finals over the years, all of which have come from 2016 on.

After missing out on the 2015 Finals with injury, Love would be on the court for the Cavaliers’ monumental championship runs in 2016. During that series, Love contributed by shooting 5-19 from three and averaging only 8.5 points per game. Over the next two years, Love would go back to the Finals with Cleveland but lose both series in embarrassing fashion to the Warriors. In 9 games in those two Finals losses, Love would shoot 21-59 from three or 35.5%.

Love’s most recent NBA Finals appearance would come this past season with the Miami Heat in 2023. He would only see the court for four of the five games played in the series, shooting 8-19 from deep as the Nuggets dominated Miami in five games. Love will try to add to his career Finals three-point total while on a veteran’s minimum over the next two seasons in South Beach.

5. Draymond Green – 35 Three-Pointers Made

Three-Point Stats: 35-125, 28.0%

When I think of Draymond Green, my thoughts are immediately pulled to the impact he has made on four NBA championship runs as both an elite defender and playmaker. Although he has shown the ability to shoot the ball before, Green has never been consistently efficient in doing so, as is reflected by his 28.0% shooting from three-point range in six NBA Finals appearances.

Green getting 125 three-point attempts in six NBA Finals isn’t so crazy. He is the type of player who teams will allow to shoot, and the type of player who isn’t afraid to take the shot. Coincidentally enough, Green’s best shooting series in the Finals came in the 2016 collapse against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Green shot 13-32 from three which included a gutsy 6-8 shooting night in Game 7.

It’s safe to say that Draymond Green’s shooting is not the reason why the Warriors have won four NBA titles since 2015. That title belongs to two teammates who sit much further atop this list. Green’s contributions to other aspects of the game are what he will always be remembered for.

4. Kevin Durant – 43 Three-Pointers Made

Three-Point Stats: 43-96, 44.8%

The next four players to finish off this list are four of the most talented scorers in both NBA and NBA Finals history. We start things off with one of the most efficient three-level shooters in the game’s history, Kevin Durant. In his 15-year career, Durant has appeared in at least one game in four different NBA Finals series with the Thunder and Warriors. Durant is also the winner of two NBA championships and two Finals MVP awards in 2017 and 2018 with Golden State.

As a three-point shooter, Durant has shot 44.8% in his career in the NBA Finals. In 2012, his first Finals appearance, Durant would shoot 13-33 from three in a five-game loss to the Miami Heat. His next two appearances would be the ones worth talking about at length. In those two series in 2017 and 2018, Durant would shoot 27-60 from three, or a whopping 45.0%.

I find it hard to count the 2019 series against him, considering his Achilles was torn, and he played just 12 minutes in the entire thing. He did shoot 3-3 from three-point land though, which definitely boosts his efficiency. As one of the best three-level scorers ever, I would love to see Durant make a run at the top of this list before his career is over.

3. LeBron James – 101 Three-Pointers Made

Three-Point Stats: 101-286, 35.2%

Only three active players in the NBA have sunk over 100 three-pointers in the NBA Finals. LeBron James is the first of these three players with 101 three-pointers made on 286 attempts. James has appeared in 10 Finals in his 20-year career which includes eight straight from 2011 through 2018. He has accumulated an overall record of 4-6 with four Finals MVP awards, along with a slew of NBA Finals records that will never be broken.

When it comes to shooting the ball from deep, James has only shot over 40.0% from three twice in the NBA Finals. In 2014, James would shoot 51.9% from three on an average of 5.4 attempts, but the Heat would lose the series in five games. In 2020, James would win his fourth Finals MVP and third title with a third different team as he led the Lakers over the Miami Heat. He averaged 29.8 points per game while shooting 41.7% from three in the series to accomplish the historic feat.

James has never been a clutch or consistent three-point shooter, and it is one of the very few flaws in his game. However, his ability to lead and lead his teams to the NBA Finals 10 times is one of the more overwhelming arguments for being considered the greatest player in NBA history.

2. Klay Thompson – 106 Three-Pointers Made

Three-Point Stats: 106-266, 39.8%

One of the two players that proved an NBA team can win championships on the back of elite three-point shooting just so happened to be the greatest three-point shooting duo of all time. Klay Thompson has been one of the most consistent and greatest three-point shooters in NBA history over the past 12 seasons. His elite shooting touch has been a huge part of four NBA championship wins in six appearances for his team, with plenty of elite performances that stand out.

Two of Thompson’s more efficient series in shooting the ball from three came in victories in the 2017 and 2018 championship runs. In 2017, the Warriors would defeat the Cavaliers in five games as Thompson 16.0 points per game on 42.9% shooting from three. In 2018, he came up big again with 16.4 points per game on 42.5% shooting from three as the Warriors swept the Cavaliers in four games.

Remember, Thompson had shared the court with two exceptional scorers in, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, so these numbers are far more impressive than meets the eye.

1. Stephen Curry – 152 Three Pointers-Made

Three-Point Stats: 152-385, 39.5%

Stephen Curry’s claim as the greatest shooter in NBA history stems from a long history of dominating the NBA regular season, playoffs, and Finals. With ownership of just about every three-point record that there is, not one player has ever kept up the efficiency or volume that Curry has while winning four NBA titles since 2015. Curry single-handedly changed the game with his ability to deliver massive three-point shooting performances in the most crucial of moments in the NBA Finals.

While Curry did struggle in the Warriors’ loss in 2019, shooting 34.2% on 11.2 attempts, he would only shoot below 35.0% once in his six Finals appearances. His best shooting display would come during his 2022 Finals MVP performance over the Boston Celtics. In six games, Curry would average 31.2 points per game on 43.7% shooting from three as he grabbed the Finals MVP award that had eluded him all these years.

Curry would also have two other series in which he shot over 40.0% in the NBA Finals. In 2018, he shot 41.5% from three and averaged 27.5 points per game in a four-game sweep of the Cavaliers for their third NBA championship. In 2016, he would shoot 40.0% from three, averaging just 22.6 points per game in an epic collapse to relinquish the championship. Whichever way you slice it, Stephen Curry is the greatest three-point shooter that ever lived. It doesn’t matter if it’s the NBA Finals, playoffs, regular season, or otherwise. 

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