NBA Players with the Most 3-Pointers Made in Playoffs in Their 5th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 5th NBA season, ranked by playoff total 3-pointers made. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player had the most total 3-pointers made in the Playoffs in his 5th year?
Playing for the 2016 Golden State Warriors, Klay Thompson recorded a total of 98 3-pointers made in 24 games — the highest playoff total ever by an NBA player in his 5th season.
Total 3-Pointers Made, 5th Season
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Klay Thompson
(2016 Golden State Warriors)
Note:
= NBA champion in this season.
Total 3-Pointers Made in a Player's 5th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| 3-Pointers Made | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| 1 | (2016 Warriors) |
98 | 4.1 | 24 | 582 | 88 | 54 | 26 | 9 |
| 2 | (2022 Celtics) |
77 | 3.2 | 24 | 615 | 161 | 148 | 29 | 21 |
| 3 | (2025 Pacers) |
60 | 2.6 | 23 | 291 | 130 | 26 | 20 | 18 |
| 4 | (2001 Bucks) |
57 | 3.2 | 18 | 452 | 74 | 108 | 24 | 10 |
| 5 | (1995 Magic) |
56 | 2.7 | 21 | 308 | 63 | 45 | 22 | 5 |
| 6 | (2025 Pacers) |
54 | 2.3 | 23 | 399 | 123 | 197 | 30 | 15 |
(1993 Suns) |
54 | 2.3 | 24 | 370 | 140 | 88 | 33 | 28 | |
| 8 | (2016 Cavaliers) ![]() |
51 | 2.4 | 21 | 530 | 62 | 98 | 36 | 13 |
| 9 | (2023 Heat) |
50 | 2.2 | 23 | 207 | 34 | 39 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | (2014 Spurs) ![]() |
48 | 2.1 | 23 | 213 | 69 | 21 | 32 | 17 |
(2001 76ers) |
48 | 2.2 | 22 | 723 | 104 | 134 | 52 | 7 | |
| 3-Pointers Made | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| 12 | (1994 Knicks) |
47 | 1.9 | 25 | 364 | 58 | 114 | 35 | 2 |
(2024 Mavericks) |
47 | 2.1 | 22 | 286 | 145 | 31 | 16 | 17 | |
| 14 | (2025 Timberwolves) |
46 | 3.1 | 15 | 380 | 117 | 82 | 17 | 11 |
| 15 | (2020 Nuggets) |
42 | 2.2 | 19 | 464 | 187 | 109 | 20 | 15 |
| 16 | (2012 Thunder) |
41 | 2.1 | 20 | 570 | 148 | 74 | 29 | 24 |
| 17 | (2009 Lakers) ![]() |
40 | 1.7 | 23 | 260 | 97 | 54 | 36 | 10 |
(1990 Trail Blazers) |
40 | 1.9 | 21 | 433 | 61 | 155 | 28 | 3 | |
| 19 | (2007 Spurs) ![]() |
38 | 1.9 | 20 | 333 | 109 | 74 | 33 | 4 |
(2009 Nuggets) |
38 | 2.4 | 16 | 239 | 53 | 45 | 17 | 4 | |
| 3-Pointers Made | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| 21 | (2002 Nets) |
37 | 1.9 | 20 | 266 | 133 | 41 | 19 | 9 |
| 22 | (2001 Lakers) ![]() |
35 | 2.2 | 16 | 215 | 61 | 48 | 21 | 1 |
| 23 | (2013 Pacers) |
34 | 1.9 | 18 | 263 | 67 | 77 | 22 | 4 |
(2022 Mavericks) |
34 | 1.9 | 18 | 157 | 82 | 20 | 4 | 15 | |
| 25 | (2021 Bucks) ![]() |
33 | 1.7 | 20 | 131 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
(2024 Nuggets) |
33 | 2.8 | 12 | 189 | 82 | 13 | 11 | 10 | |
| 27 | (2017 Warriors) ![]() |
32 | 1.9 | 17 | 222 | 155 | 110 | 31 | 28 |
(2014 Spurs) ![]() |
32 | 1.4 | 23 | 168 | 35 | 33 | 17 | 1 | |
(2005 Suns) |
32 | 2.1 | 15 | 179 | 77 | 25 | 19 | 3 | |
(2003 Kings) |
32 | 2.7 | 12 | 277 | 83 | 30 | 10 | 5 | |
| 3-Pointers Made | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| 31 | (2017 Celtics) |
31 | 1.7 | 18 | 245 | 115 | 48 | 19 | 6 |
| 32 | (2010 Suns) |
30 | 1.9 | 16 | 131 | 90 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| 33 | (2017 Wizards) |
29 | 2.2 | 13 | 323 | 44 | 35 | 21 | 8 |
| 34 | (1995 Rockets) ![]() |
28 | 1.3 | 22 | 201 | 62 | 54 | 21 | 1 |
| 35 | (2003 Mavericks) |
27 | 1.6 | 17 | 430 | 196 | 37 | 21 | 16 |
(2025 Celtics) |
27 | 2.5 | 11 | 131 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 0 | |
| 37 | (2023 Knicks) |
26 | 2.4 | 11 | 306 | 54 | 62 | 16 | 1 |
(2022 Celtics) |
26 | 1.1 | 23 | 196 | 70 | 61 | 21 | 13 | |
| 39 | (2022 Grizzlies) |
25 | 2.3 | 11 | 161 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 3 |
(2024 Thunder) |
25 | 2.5 | 10 | 107 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 2 | |
(2024 Cavaliers) |
25 | 2.1 | 12 | 188 | 43 | 69 | 13 | 2 | |
(2007 Jazz) |
25 | 1.5 | 17 | 200 | 132 | 30 | 24 | 16 | |
(2024 Timberwolves) |
25 | 1.6 | 16 | 177 | 59 | 16 | 8 | 12 | |
(1996 Hawks) |
25 | 2.5 | 10 | 217 | 41 | 32 | 13 | 13 | |
(2024 Cavaliers) |
25 | 2.1 | 12 | 114 | 64 | 35 | 9 | 0 | |
(2025 Pacers) |
25 | 1.1 | 23 | 216 | 88 | 30 | 15 | 8 | |
| 3-Pointers Made | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| 47 | (2024 Timberwolves) |
24 | 1.5 | 16 | 116 | 28 | 37 | 10 | 7 |
(2013 Heat) ![]() |
24 | 1.0 | 23 | 216 | 53 | 71 | 21 | 1 | |
(1988 Lakers) ![]() |
24 | 1.0 | 24 | 470 | 100 | 60 | 34 | 5 | |
| 50 | (2025 Thunder) ![]() |
23 | 1.1 | 21 | 107 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
(1998 Bulls) ![]() |
23 | 1.1 | 21 | 275 | 81 | 60 | 26 | 10 | |
(2018 Pacers) |
23 | 3.3 | 7 | 159 | 58 | 42 | 17 | 3 | |
(1998 Jazz) |
23 | 1.2 | 20 | 219 | 93 | 22 | 21 | 5 | |