the nba adopted the three point line for a one year trial on june, 1979.
the nba adopted the three point line for a one year trial on june, 1979.
when did the nba adopt the three point line for a one year trial?
june, 1979
three years later in june 1979, the nba adopted the three-point line for a one-year trial for the despite the view of many that it was a gimmick. chris ford of the boston celtics is widely credited with making the first three-point shot in nba history on october 12, 1979; the season opener at boston garden was more noted for the debut of larry bird (and two new rick barry of the houston rockets, in his final season, also made one in the same game, and kevin grevey of the washington bullets made one that friday night
three-point field goal
battier signed on as a member of the heat on december 9, 2011. on march 2, 2012, battier scored a season-high 18 points, going 6–7 from the three-point line, in a one-point loss to the utah jazz. in game 1 of the eastern conference finals against the boston celtics, battier recorded his first career playoff double-double in a 93–79 win. in the 2012 nba finals, battier scored 58 points in five games, and won his first nba championship. his 11.6 points per game exceeded his 4.8 average in the 2011–12 regular season, and he made 15–26 three-point shots. his 57.7 three point shooting percentage in the 2012 nba finals is the highest three point shooting percentage ever recorded by a player who made 15 or more three-pointers in an nba finals series.
shane battier