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- Who scored the first 3 point field goal?   NBA On October 12, 1979, Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics scored the first three-point basket in NBA history.   College   On Nov. 29, 1980, Western Carolina's R … onnie Carr drilled a three-point field goal, the first in the history of college basketball.
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- A VRLA battery (valve-regulated lead-acid battery), more commonly known as a sealed battery (SLA) or maintenance free battery, is a type of lead-acid rechargeable battery. Due to their construction, they can be mounted in any orientation, and do not require constant maintenance.
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- Jun 9, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) saves a ball from going out of bounds during the second quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers in game three of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena.
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The History Of The Three-Point Line In The NBA The History Of The Three-Point Line In The NBA. The NBA had long been the leader in American basketball. However they were slow to introduce a popular part of the game already being used in other professional leagues. The three-point line was first dreamed about in the 1930’s. By the end of the 1960’s the three-point line was being used in the American Basketball League, The Eastern Professional Basketball League and the American Basketball Association. It was not until the late 1970’s that the NBA gave in and decided to use this new rule that they had previously viewed as gimmicky.
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- The concept of the game must have been foreign to the players as the game was played for 30 minutes and the final score was 1-0. Halfway though the game however William R. Chase made the ball go into the peach basket, and thus became the first player to ever score in a basketball game. It was during this game that someone suggested a name for this new sport, Basketball. The First Competitive Leagues.
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James Naismith Biography James Naismith, M.D. (November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was the Canadian inventor of the sport of basketball and the first to introduce the use of a helmet in American football.
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NBA Greats: Michael Jordan's Still-Standing Records Jordan holds the record for the most points in a three game playoff series with 135 (45.0 ppg). This record can never be broken since even first round series now go to seven games and not five like before. He made 53 shots from the field in that three game series—also a record.
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- After the NCAA expanded the tournament in 1985, it added a shot clock the next season and the 3-point line the year after that. The result: The game has never been the same. The 3-point line. The addition of the 3-point line forever altered basketball strategy.
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When was Basketball Invented The first college basketball games was played January 18, 1896 between the University of Chicago and Iowa the final score in that game was 15-12. Women’s basketball was first played in 1892 when a lady gym teacher by the name of Senda Berenson adapted Naismith’s rules for girls. The first official game was played on March 21 1893 between the freshmen and sophomores of Smith College.
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American Indian Wars Last conflicts. 1  October 5, 1898, Leech Lake, Minnesota: Battle of Sugar Point. Last Medal of Honor given for Indian Wars campaigns was awarded to Private Oscar Burkard of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment. 2  1907, Four Corners, Arizona: Two troops of the 5th Cavalry from Fort Wingate skirmish with armed Navajo men.
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History Of Billiards (or Pool) Fifteen-Ball Pool was played with 15 object balls, numbered 1 through 15. For sinking a ball, the player received a number of points equal to the value of the ball. The sum of the ball values in a rack is 120, so the first player who received more than half the total, or 61, was the winner. This game, also called 61-Pool was used in the first American championship pool tournament held in 1878 and won by Cyrille Dion, a Canadian.
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tourney While fans of snubbed teams will be furious, or dispirited, or both, Wellman will crush in the aftermath of tourney selection. Meet the Man to Hate on Selection Sunday Matt Gallagher March 16, 2014 The Cougars pour in 84.2 points per game, more than any other team in the tourney. The March Madness Teams to Cheer If Yours Got Bounced Ben Teitelbaum March 16, 2014 They became just the seventh 15 seed in tourney history to win their first-round matchup.
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Warriors#30 G All StarStephenCurryfollow + Recorded his first career 40-point/10-assist regular season game in that contest, scoring 45 points on 17-of-23 shooting (.739) to go with 10 assists, the first regular season 40-point/10-assist game by a Warrior since Baron Davis in 2005. • Notched 17 30-point games, three 40-point games and one 50-point game.
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- A match-type jump off between Chilean and Huaso was set, and on February 5th, 1949, at a showground in Chile, the two horses met. Chileno went first, and easily jumped 2.20m (7 2). On his second attempt, at 2.47m (8 2) which would have given him the world record, he hesitated and crashed heavily into the jump.
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Slam Dunk Contest Chicago's Michael Jordan won back-to-back dunk contest victories in 1987 and in 1988. His victory over Wilkins in 1988 in Chicago finished with a perfect 50 dunk from the free-throw line for his third dunk to win the contest. However, the announcers did note that Wilkins was given abnormally low score for his breathtaking third dunk, a 45, allowing Jordan to win it by 2 with his perfect 50.
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How the shot clock and the 3-pointer changed college basketball (Fagan) After the NCAA expanded the tournament in 1985, it added a shot clock the next season and the 3-point line the year after that. The result: The game has never been the same. The addition of the 3-point line forever altered basketball strategy.
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How the 3-Point Shot Has Changed NBA Playoff Basketball The 2012-13 NBA playoffs will serve as a crucial test case for determining the role and importance of the three-point shot as part of a championship strategy.
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Contest Rules CONTEST DEADLINES The deadline date for the first Contest block of the 2016 – 2017 season is November 4, 2016. The deadline date for the second Contest block of the 2016 – 2017 season is March 3, 2017. Check these rules on AFV.com frequently for updates. All videos must be received by Producer on or before the applicable deadline date to be eligible for inclusion in that block.
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James Sets Record for Most Points Through 3 Games of NBA Finals Series By Bleacher Report Milestones , B/R Staff Jun 10, 2015. Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James has scored 123 points while carrying his team to a 2-1 series lead over the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, setting a new record for most points through the first three games of a Finals series, per ESPN Stats & Info.
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First Playoff Game From the start of the National Football League in 1920, each season’s champion was determined based on the regular season standings. Then in 1932, the Portsmouth Spartans and the Chicago Bears finished their regularly scheduled games tied for first place.
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A brief history of Cleveland Cavaliers, Browns and Indians championships (photos) The Cavaliers appeared in one previous NBA Finals in 2007, and were swept by the San Antonio Spurs, 4-0. The Spurs won the first two games in San Antonio, 85-76 and 103-92. Cleveland lost the next two games at home by a total of four points as San Antonio completed the sweep, 75-72 and 83-82. The Cavs-Spurs series remains the lowest-rated NBA Finals in television history.
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Jordan leads Bulls to sixth NBA title On June 14, 1998, Michael Jordan leads the Chicago Bulls to an 87-86 win over the Utah Jazz in Game Six of the NBA Finals to clinch their third consecutive NBA title. Jordan scored 45 points and hit the winning jump shot with 5.2 seconds left on the clock in what seemed a fitting end to a historic career.
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NBA All-Star Three-Point Contest Winners A year-by-year look at the NBA Three-point Shootout winners since the event's inception in 1986:
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The First Basket in NBA History on november 1 1947 during the inaugural game played between the new york knickerbockers and toronto huskies ossie schectman of the knicks scored the first points ever in nba historyabout the nba the nba is the premier professional basketball league in the united states and canadan november 1 1947 during the inaugural game played between the new york knickerbockers and toronto huskies ossie schectman of the knicks scored the first points ever in nba history about the nba the nba is the premier professional basketball league in the united states and canada
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Roger Bannister Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CH, CBE is an English former middle-distance athlete, physician and academic, who ran the first sub-four-minute mile. In the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished fourth. This strengthened his resolve to be the first 4-minute miler. He achieved this feat on 6 May 1954 at Iffley Road track in Oxford, with Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher providing the pacing. When the announcer, Norris McWhirter, declared The time w
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LeBron James sets Finals record for most points through three games james scored 40 points in the cavaliers game 3 nba finals 96 91 victor y over the golden state warriors on tuesday night bringing his three game total to 123 points the most ever scored by a player through the first three games of the finalsames scored 40 points in the cavaliers game 3 nba finals 96 91 victor y over the golden state warriors on tuesday night bringing his three game total to 123 points the most ever scored by a player through the first three games of the finals