Long-Term Trends in Shooting Performance in the NBA: An Analysis of Two- and Three-Point Shooting across 40 Consecutive Seasons.

Int J Environ Res Public Health · 2023 · PMC9915101 · PMID 36767322

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Inter-decade fixed-base indexes remained relatively stable over this time (1st D—49.3%, 2nd D—48.2%, 3rd D—47.2%, and 4th D—49.4%), whereas the 3P% exhibited an increasing trend for its mean (1st D—27.8%, 2nd D—34.2%, and 3rd D and 4th D—35.6%) ( Figure 3 ).

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On the contrary, the probability of a successful three-point shot has exhibited an increasing trend for its mean and a decreasing trend for its variance: 1st D—27.8%, 2nd D—34.2%, 3rd D—35.6%, and 4th D—35.6%.

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