three-point line
noun
: a line on a basketball court forming an arc at a set distance (such as 22 feet) from the basket beyond which a field goal counts for three points
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As a team, the Pacers shot just 5-for-25 from the three-point line.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Golden State shot a season-high 41.5% from the field and 31% from the three-point line.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
The Knicks chose this moment—maybe they were winded by the hot and heavy game-long pace—to lose their organization on defense, forgetting to guard the three-point line that represented the Pacers’ only chance to catch up.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
Haliburton, and most of the arena, thought his foot was behind the three-point line, and that his buzzer-beater ended the game.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 22 May 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Golden State shot a season-high 41.5% from the field and 31% from the three-point line.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
The Knicks chose this moment—maybe they were winded by the hot and heavy game-long pace—to lose their organization on defense, forgetting to guard the three-point line that represented the Pacers’ only chance to catch up.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
Haliburton, and most of the arena, thought his foot was behind the three-point line, and that his buzzer-beater ended the game.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 22 May 2025
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“Three-point line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-point%20line. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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