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These attempts are generally buzzer beaters when there is not enough time left on the clock to pass or dribble the ball further upcourt for a closer and easier shot attempt. Baron Davis holds the record for longest NBA field goal; on February 17, 2001, as a member of the Charlotte Hornets, he successfully made an 89-foot shot while visiting the ...
NBA draft: 1963: 2nd round, 9th ... It was the longest shot in professional basketball until 2001, ... Harkness' shot remains the longest game-winning shot ever made. [4]
Baron Walter Louis Davis (born April 13, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who is a studio analyst for the NBA on TNT.He was a two-time NBA All-Star, made the All-NBA Third Team in 2004, and twice led the NBA in steals.
In Game 5 of the 1976 NBA Finals, Gar Heard hit a buzzer beater against the Boston Celtics to tie the game at 112 and force a third overtime. This was one of the many high points of the game, which the Celtics won, 128–126. Heard's shot is one of the many reasons the NBA refers to Game 5 as "The Greatest Game Ever Played". [26]
The record for most half-court shots made in a single NBA season (by all NBA players combined) was set in the 2014 season at 13. The longest successful shot in NBA history was 89 feet (27 m) by Baron Davis on February 17, 2001. He shot it with 0.7 seconds remaining in the third quarter as a defender closely guarded him.
Elan Lee Buller (born February 16, 1979) was a U.S. University Division I WCC basketball player for the Pepperdine University Waves in Malibu, California. [1] [2] He won an Olympic gold medal at the Maccabiah Games (July 2001) in Israel and broke two Guinness World Records for the longest basketball shot from the ground.
Maxwell played college basketball for the University of Florida, and led the Florida Gators to their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance. He was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 1988 NBA draft and was immediately traded to the San Antonio Spurs. His longest and most successful NBA tenure was with the Houston Rockets.
Most 3-point field goals made in a game by a Center; 9 by Aron Baynes vs. the Portland Trail Blazers on March 6, 2020 [451] Most 3-pointers made in a game while not making a 2-point field goal; 11 by Bojan Bogdanović, Utah Jazz (vs. Oklahoma City Thunder) on March 6, 2022 [452] [453] Most 3-point field goals made in a game without a free throw ...