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Also called a three-pointer or simply a three, and abbreviated 3FG. A shot worth three points that must be attempted with both feet behind the three-point line. three-point play 1. A play in which a shooter is fouled while making a standard two-point field goal and then makes the resulting free throw, such that a total of three points is scored.
A pump fake (also called a shot fake) is a feigned attempt at a jump shot, restrained before the feet leave the ground. The pump fake is a fundamental move in basketball, used to cause defenders to jump (known in basketball slang as "lifting" the defender) or be shifted off-balance.
Vince Carter dunking in 2009. A slam dunk, also simply known as a dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by shoving the ball directly through the basket with one or both hands. [1]
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 field goal is a basket scored on any shot or tap other than a free throw, worth two or three points depending on the location of the attempt on the basket. Uncommonly, a field goal can be worth other values such as one point in FIBA 3x3 basketball competitions or four points in the BIG3 basketball league.
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.
Basketball became a refuge for Mobley as a teenager seeking to stay on a constructive path and avoid drugs and alcohol. “I shot baskets, obsessively, compulsively, clinically,” Mobley said.
Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks shoots a free throw during a game vs the Washington Wizards.. In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points by shooting from behind the free-throw line (informally known as the foul line or the charity stripe), a line situated at the end of the restricted area.