{"id":11150,"date":"2023-01-26T13:31:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T13:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nba-scores-go-up-thanks-to-3-pointers\/"},"modified":"2023-01-26T13:31:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T13:31:36","slug":"nba-scores-go-up-thanks-to-3-pointers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nba-scores-go-up-thanks-to-3-pointers\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA scores go up thanks to 3-pointers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-grBDNq hide-for-print mb-sm undefined\">\n<div class=\"PJLV PJLV-iAjpuP-css flex items-center\" config=\"[object Object]\" data-qa=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-fLphcs\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-jmLDag wpds-c-jmLDag-bywHgD-variant-primary wpds-c-jmLDag-biynoz-density-compact wpds-c-jmLDag-hZSyid-isOutline-true wpds-c-jmLDag-ejCoEP-icon-left wpds-c-jmLDag-futxca-cv wpds-c-jmLDag-iknmtxO-css\"><button aria-label=\"Comment\" class=\"PJLV PJLV-iPnDcc-css\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"wpds-c-kKAfCG wpds-c-efqEZa focus-highlight flex items-center justify-center brad-lg pointer transition-400 ease-in-out transition-colors\" aria-label=\"Comment on this story\"><title>Comments on this story<\/title><path d=\"M14 14V2H2v9.47h8.18L12.43 13ZM3 10.52V3h10v9.23l-2.5-1.66Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>comment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser-content grid-center\">\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Some of the busiest people in sports these days are scoring in National Basketball Association (NBA) games.  NBA players are putting points on the board in record numbers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">After Tuesday night&#8217;s game, 28 of the NBA&#8217;s 30 teams are averaging 110 or more points per game. The amazing Sacramento Kings lead the league with an average of 120 points per game. Only the quagmire Houston Rockets and Miami Heat are below 110 points in a single game. Led by Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks, six players have averaged more than 30 points per game for him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">An average of 20 points used to join the All-Star team. So far this season, 43 (!) players have averaged over 20 points per game. That&#8217;s almost a third of starters across the league. So why are the NBA scoreboards working overtime?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">First, players have incredible attack skills. You can hear fans complain that he &#8220;doesn&#8217;t play defense&#8221; for NBA teams. don&#8217;t believe it  The NBA is highly competitive and players play hard on both ends of the court. But superstars like Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers, Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks are so good it&#8217;s almost impossible to stop them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Second, almost everyone in the NBA can shoot a 3-pointer.  31 players hit more than 40% of his long bombs. More importantly, 125 players have sunk at least a third of his three-point shots.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Why is it important? Because if a player hits his 3-point shot at that speed, he scores as many points as he sunk half of his 2-point shot. It looks like most of the league is hitting more than half of their shots from the field. No wonder the team is scoring so many goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">There have been other periods in history when scores have risen.  When the NBA began his 1946\u20131947 season, teams were typically scoring 60\u201380 points per game. Scoring then began once the league introduced his 24-second clock into his 1954\u20131955 season.  By the 1960-1961 season, every NBA team (just eight) was averaging more than his 110 points per game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">But the teams back then scored differently than they do today. First, the 1960s didn&#8217;t have his three-point shot. Every shot from the field counted as two points, no matter how far. A three-point shooter from 1979 he was introduced to the NBA during the 1980 season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Teams in the early 1960s shot a lot and made a lot of mistakes. The reigning Boston Celtics made just under 40% of his shots during his 1960-1961 season. The lowest shooting teams in the NBA today make about 45% of their shots. Lessons for kids who want to play hoops? Practice shooting. 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