First 3-pointer in NBA History

October 12, 1979 | 0 minutes, 11 seconds read

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On this day, in 1979 Boston Celtic Chris Ford scored the first three-point basket in NBA history with 3:48 left in the first quarter of a victory over the Houston Rockets at Boston Garden.

 

October 12, 1979

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