In basketball, what is the name of the shot taken from beyond the arc, worth three points instead of two?
Three-pointer
The answer was Three-pointer. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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The three-point line was adopted by the NBA for the 1979–80 season, adding a new strategic dimension to basketball. Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics is credited with making the first three-pointer in NBA history on October 12, 1979.
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- Free throw - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Three-pointer - correct answer.
- Layup - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Hook shot - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Three-pointer is the one to remember. The three-point line was adopted by the NBA for the 1979–80 season, adding a new strategic dimension to basketball. The American Basketball League first experimented with a three-point line in 1961, nearly two decades before the NBA adopted it.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Three-point field goal