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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But after three games in the first round of the playoffs, with the Knicks down to the Atlanta Hawks, 2–1, Brown put Towns with the ball at the three-point line, and the diminutive Brunson darted toward the center.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
During the first quarter, Clark declined to guard Johnson, who had the ball outside of the three-point line, with wave of her arm while turned away from her.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Martin Terry tops the list with a 26.3 average across 52 games from 1971-73 -- without a three-point line.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
Ivisic made his way down the floor, got the ball at the three-point line, took two steps without dribbling and threw down a poster dunk of his own.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
During the first quarter, Clark declined to guard Johnson, who had the ball outside of the three-point line, with wave of her arm while turned away from her.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Martin Terry tops the list with a 26.3 average across 52 games from 1971-73 -- without a three-point line.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
Ivisic made his way down the floor, got the ball at the three-point line, took two steps without dribbling and threw down a poster dunk of his own.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Three-point line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-point%20line. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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