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3P

Shooting columns

3P

What does 3P mean in basketball?

三分命中数与出手数Three-pointers made and attempted

Shots from behind the arc. They are already inside FGM-FGA, so adding threes back on top of field goals double-counts them.

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Updated 20 Aug 2026

Worked through

2-6 is two of six from deep, and those six attempts also appear in FGA. The FIBA arc is 6.75 m and the NBA’s is 7.24 m, so the same shot is not a three under both.

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