June 1979
Its ninth and final season concluded in the spring of 1976. Three years later in June 1979, the NBA adopted the three-point line (initially on a one-year trial) for the 1979–80 season, despite the view of many that it was a gimmick.Then-Columbia doctoral student Howard Hobson had been studying the game of basketball over the course of 13 seasons. He believed that the long-distance shot was more exciting and wanted to invent a way to make long-distance shots more viable while reducing the advantage of taller players closer to the basket.Chris Ford, who made the first 3-pointer in NBA history, dies at 74.
When did the 3 point shot start in high school : The league didn't adopt the 3-pointer until 1979–Magic Johnson and Larry Bird's rookie season. While certain college basketball conferences experimented with it in the early '80s, the NCAA didn't universally implement a 3-point line until 1986, with high school basketball following suit a year later.
Who hit the first 3 pointer in NBA history
Oct 12th, 1979 Chris Ford = the first 3 pointer in NBA history!!
Who scored 70 points in an NBA game : Embiid became the ninth different player with a 70-point game: Chamberlain did it six times, and everyone else on the list — Baylor, Thompson, David Robinson, Bryant, Devin Booker, Donovan Mitchell, Damian Lillard and now Embiid — has done it once.
After 15 seasons the 3PT line was shortened to a uniform distance of 6.7 m around the basket, lasting with this measurement for three seasons: 1994–1995, 1995–1996, and 1996–1997. In the 1997–1998 season, the 3PT line returned to its original distance, which remained for the following seasons (NBA, 2008).
Chris Ford
This Day in History: Chris Ford made the first 3-point basket in NBA History (Oct 12, 1979)
Who was the first NBA 3-pointer
With 3:48 remaining in the first quarter of Boston's season opener against the Houston Rockets, Celtics shooting guard Chris Ford drilled a straightaway 3-pointer — the first made 3-pointer in NBA history.To commemorate the NBA's 75th Anniversary The Athletic ranked their top 75 players of all time, and named Bird as the 7th greatest player in NBA history. Bird scored 24.3 points per game in his career on a .496 field goal percentage, an .886 free throw percentage, and a .376 percentage on three-point shots.James NaismithBasketball / Inventor
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Who is the king of 3 pointers : Stephen Curry
Statistics accurate as of the 2023–24 NBA season. Stephen Curry has made the most 3-point field goals in NBA history, having held the all-time record since December 14, 2021.
Who scored 99 points in the NBA : Wilt Chamberlain
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| NAME | GP | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 1 | 3/2/1962 |
Who scored 80 points in the NBA
Bryant's 81-point game is almost as famous as Chamberlain's 100. It's the only other time in NBA history a player has scored 80 or more points in a game.
23 feet and 9 inches
Although from 1979 to date the three-point line is located at 23 feet and 9 inches in the center and 22 feet in the corners, in the 1990s the NBA made a modification with the objective of raising the average points per game, which had been declining in the last 10 years.But then the short-lived American Basketball League used the three-pointer for the 1961– 1962 season, and the longer-lived American Basketball Association instituted the shot in 1967. The NBA didn't use it until 1979, and the NCAA made it a nationwide rule in 1986.
Did Larry Bird ever average 30 points : In 1987-88, Bird was the first Celtic ever to record a 40-20 game, with a 42-point, 20-rebound effort against Indiana. He averaged a career-high 29.9 points that year, falling just five points short of averaging 30 per contest.