three-point line

three-point line

(thrē′point′)
n. Basketball
A line on the floor of the court, forming an arc at a set distance from the basket, beyond which a field goal counts for three points.
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He missed two clear looks from the three-point line in the dying moments of the second overtime that would've given the KaTropa, who trailed for most of the regulation, a commanding 2-0 series lead.
When he's camped out at the three-point line, Gasol creates space.
But we will spend more time on the three-point line,' said the men's team coach tactician Cliff Owuor.
Scrubb averaged 19.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game while shooting 46 percent from the three-point line and 79 percent from the free-throw line.
Four Kazakhs hit over 35 percent from the three-point line ndash Zhigulin (42.1), Murzagaliyev (40), Marchuk (36.4) and Yergali (36.2).
The quarter edged slightly towards Falkirk, whose point guard was scoring for fun from the three-point line.
He dribbled past the free-throw line, past the three-point line, like a kindergartener running the bases backwards.
Next, Cheng got to participate in an warmup session with Carter which included Cheng throwing passes to Carter as he shot jump shots from the three-point line and was capped off with Cheng tossing an alley-oop pass for Carter to catch in midair and slam dunk.
Brooks shot 47 percent from the field and 33.8 percent from the three-point line last year while making 80.6 percent of free throws.
"Leicester don't have a lot size but they have very good shooters and Great Britain players so we knew we had to limit them from the three-point line.