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The NBA adopted the three-point line at the start of the 1979–80 season. This is of variable distance, ranging from 22 feet (6.7 m) in the corners to 23.75 feet (7.24 m) behind the top of the key. This is of variable distance, ranging from 22 feet (6.7 m) in the corners to 23.75 feet (7.24 m) behind the top of the key.
The official scorer's report showing the first three-point field goal in NBA history on October 12, 1979. Three years later in June 1979, the NBA adopted the three-point line (initially on a one-year trial) for the 1979–80 season, [12] [13] [14] despite the view of many that it was a gimmick. [15]
The three-point revolution or the 3-point revolution refers to the rapid strategic growth of National Basketball Association (NBA) offenses and defenses towards attempting three-point field goals, beginning in the mid-2010s and progressing to the present day. After the introduction of the three point line to the NBA in 1979, NBA teams averaged ...
Slamming the 3-point dunk idea. With the Celtics running away with the 2024 NBA Finals armed with a historically heavy dose of 3-pointers, NBA teams have copied Joe Mazzulla’s blueprint and ...
Distance Date Team Opponent Venue Baron Davis: 89 feet [2] [3] February 17, 2001 Charlotte Hornets: Milwaukee Bucks: Bradley Center: Norm Van Lier: 84 feet [4] January 19, 1977 Chicago Bulls: San Antonio Spurs: HemisFair Arena: Magic Johnson: 84 feet [5] [6] [7] April 23, 1987 (NBA Playoffs) Los Angeles Lakers: Denver Nuggets: The Forum: LeBron ...
NC State beat Texas 76-66 to advance to the women’s Final Four despite the 3-point lines at Portland’s Moda Center not being the same distance from the basket.
The Three-Point Contest [1] is a National Basketball Association (NBA) contest held on the Saturday before the annual All-Star Game as part of All-Star weekend. The 2019 iteration of the contest involved ten participants. From its introduction in 1986 to 2018, eight participants were selected to participate in each season's shootout.
On May 3, 2007, the NCAA men's basketball rules committee passed a measure to extend the distance of the men's three-point line back to 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m); [2] the women's line remained at the original distance until it was moved to match the then-current men's distance effective in 2011–12. [3]