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Joel Embiid shoots a three-point shot over Stephen Curry during the 2022 NBA All-Star Game. A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer, three, or triple) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket.
In basketball, a three-point play is usually achieved by scoring a two-point field goal, being fouled in the act of shooting, and scoring one point on the subsequent free throw. Before the three-point field goal was created in the 1960s for professional basketball and 1980s for collegiate basketball, it was the only way to score three points on ...
The first possible shot is the best possible shot, where three-point field goal attempts are preferred over shorter shots. [1] Shoot as many three-pointers as possible. [1] In terms of defense, giving up an uncontested layup is better than a shot clock violation. [1] Always double team the person with the ball. [1]
Kentucky players and coaches talk about the very real goal of shooting 35 3-pointers per game and how Mark Pope is training his team to do it.
Ole Miss basketball is among the top teams in college basketball at shooting 3-pointers. Here's how the Rebels got there.
In this contest, participants attempt to make as many three-point field goals as possible from five positions behind the three-point line in one minute. Players begin shooting from one corner of the court, and move from station to station along the three-point arc until they reach the other corner. [2]
The high school 3-point line, unlike the NBA, is no shorter in the corner than anywhere else, but defenses make it easier to get open in the corner.
Stephen Curry shooting from the half-court line at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game. 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.