three-pointer

[ three-poin-ter ]

noun

1. Basketball. a field goal worth three points, made from behind a specified line three-point line.

Example Sentences

HENDERSON, Nev. — Tyler Bilodeau rose for a three-pointer that fell through the net while getting knocked to the court.

From Los Angeles Times

Harris missed his only three-pointer Monday but grabbed four rebounds and played fairly active defense in his seven minutes.

From Los Angeles Times

Nearly five minutes had elapsed in the second half when Lazar Stefanovic took a pass from Skyy Clark in the corner and rose for a three-pointer that extended UCLA’s massive lead in its season opener.

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A year after the Bruins failed to make a three-pointer in a game for the first time since February 2000 and finished the season shooting only 33.2% from long range, they will have plenty of options from beyond the arc.

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He attacked Domantas Sabonis at the rim and iced the game with a three-pointer and a split trip to the free-throw line, his only miss in the fourth quarter of a 31-point night.

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