Английская Википедия:Half-court
Шаблон:Multiple issues Half-court is a term used in basketball for the middle of the court. A shot taken from the half-court, referred to as a half-court shot, is a shot taken from beyond the 3-pointer line as defined by a semicircular line before the 2-pointer zone. Anything beyond the half-court line and on the side of the court a team or player is defending is considered a full-court shot. It is most commonly used as a buzzer beater as there is a limited amount of time before a turnover. It is also used as a streetball term where the teams only use half of the full court. The most common backcourt shot style is known as "the Runner". If the shooter has a few seconds to spare, "the Runner" can be used to shorten the distance to the rim while also adding extra power to the shot. Other backcourt shot styles include: "the Sheed" (named after Rasheed Wallace); "the Contested Prayer"; and "the Zoran".[1] Since an NBA game court is Шаблон:Convert long, the midcourt line is Шаблон:Convert away from each baseline.
Half-court shots are widely considered to be the lowest percentage shot in basketball.[2] Collectively, NBA players try shots from beyond half-court a few hundred times each season; approximately 1 in 100 of those shots are made. A half-court shot is attempted roughly 25 percent of the time to finish the first, second, or third quarter; though, and much rarer in the fourth. In some instances, NBA players will intentionally avoid shooting a half-court shot before the buzzer. Such players are more interested in protecting their field goal percentage than providing an opportunity (though unlikely) for the team to acquire 3 more points. Since field goal percentage is accounted for during contract negotiations, some players think it is an intelligent business decision to refuse to toss a low percentage shot at the rim.[2][3][4] As a result, some believe that half-court shots should not be included in the field goal percentage.
Andre Miller may have attempted over his career the most half-court shots by any player. During his first 13 seasons in the NBA, Miller went 3-for-102 from beyond half court. Jason Williams and Andre Miller each attempted 12 half-court shots in 2001. Take the half-court misses away and Miller's three-point percentage goes from roughly 26 to 32%.
The record for most half-court shots made in a single NBA season - by all NBA players combined - was set in the 2014 season at 13. The longest successful shot in NBA history was Шаблон:Convert by Baron Davis on February 17, 2001. He shot it with 0.7 seconds remaining in the third quarter as a defender closely guarded him. Baron Davis is the only player to have hit a shot from at least Шаблон:Convert in a game; since the year 2000, it has been attempted at least a total of 40 times.[5] During his career, Baron Davis went 2-for-43 from beyond half court.
2010, 2012 and 2023 are the only NBA seasons when two half-court shots were made on the same night.
During Jason Kidd's career, he made 4 of 44 (roughly 9%) from beyond half-court, which is the highest career half-court percentage and most makes of any player.
Notable half-court shots
- At the 2012 Olympic games, Australia's Belinda Snell sank a half-court launch with less than one second on the clock against France to send the game into overtime.[6][7]
- In November 2013, Harlem Globetrotters Thunder set the Guinness World Record for longest basketball shot at Шаблон:Convert.[8]
- Harlem Globetrotters Thunder has the Guinness World Record for longest backward shot at Шаблон:Convert.[8]
- Vince Carter entered The Guinness Book of World Records for hitting an Шаблон:Convert shot while sitting down.[9][10][11] A week earlier, Dwight Howard set the record by making the shot at Шаблон:Convert.
- The current record holder for most half-court shots in a minute is Green Bay point guard Eric Valentin, with eight shots scored in 60 seconds.[12] Though, a kid named Adam Beatrice has released a video of him making ten half-court shots in a minute.[13]
- On January 22, 2010, during a winter sports pep rally, students of Olathe Northwest High School wanted to play a prank on coach Joel Branstrom, a former University of Kansas walk-on, and promised him tickets of the Final Four game if he scores a shot from half-court while blindfolded - the catch was that the crowd was instructed to cheer regardless whether he scored the shot or not. Branstrom did, however, score the shot.[14][15] The students didn't have any tickets to offer. It was widely reported in the media;[16] while filming a teaser for WDAF-TV, reporter Rob Low jokingly attempted to recreate the shot by standing in the same court with his back to the hoop and throwing the ball - he also scored the shot, much to his surprise.[17] According to Low, when he later interviewed Branstrom, and asked him to repeat the blindfolded feat, he, again, scored it.[18] Branstrom attended the 2010 NCAA men's Final Four as a guest of the NCAA.[19]
- In 2014, during an out-of-game competition, Fresno State's Guard Cezar Guerrero made five consecutive half-court shots.[20][21]
- During a half-court shooting contest in the West All-Star Game Practice, Stephen Curry hit three half-court shots in a row.[22][23]
- Harlem Globetrotter Buckets Blakes has the Guinness World record for most underhanded half-court shots made in one minute, dropping 6.[24]
- Harlem Globetrotter Big Easy Lofton has the Guinness World record for farthest basketball hook shot made at Шаблон:Convert.[24]
- Gonzaga's Kyle Wiltjer set the record for the farthest behind-the-back shot, which he made at half-court. Previously, The Guinness Book of World Records recognized Kenneth Sorvang of Norway with the farthest behind-the-back shot at Шаблон:Convert.[25]
- NBA legend and basketball hall of fame member Moses Malone notably made a half-court shot during the last game of his career when his San Antonio Spurs faced the Charlotte Hornets in 1995.[26]
- During the 1999 WNBA Championship, which was played in a best of three games format, the New York Liberty trailed the Houston Comets one game to zero heading to Houston for game 2 and, if necessary, game 3. Trailing 68–66 with only 2.4 seconds left in the game, New York's Teresa Weatherspoon received the ball about Шаблон:Convert away from her team's basket, launched it and made it to give the Liberty a 69–68 win and force a decisive game 3. Houston ultimately won the series, but the play, which has become known as "The Shot", was named the best moment in WNBA playoff history by ESPN.[27]
- Jerry West hit a 60 ft shot at the end of regulation for the Lakers in Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals, tying the game and sending it to overtime (though the Knicks would eventually win that game, and the series).
- During a game against the Pacers on 4 November 2015, with 1.1s to go Jae Crowder of the Celtics heaved a last-ditch full-court pass that turned into a bank shot. However, since he was out-of-bounds during the errant pass, the 94 foot shot did not count and instead was ruled a turnover.[28]
- On February 25, 2023, the Philadelphia 76ers were down 110-107 with 1.3 seconds left, when Joel Embiid took one dribble then threw up a three-quarter-court shot that dropped into the hoop but was waived off for being released milliseconds too late[29]
- On December 16, 2021, Devonte Graham made a 61-foot game-winning buzzer-beater, the longest in NBA history, vs the Oklahoma City Thunder[30]
- On February 27, 2024, Max Strus made a 59-foot game-winning buzzer-beater, the second longest in NBA history, vs the Dallas Mavericks[31]
NBA half-court statistics
Season | FGM | FGA | Heave% |
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2000 | 13 | 369 | 3.523% |
2001 | 10 | 258 | 3.876% |
2002 | 6 | 284 | 2.113% |
2003 | 7 | 319 | 2.194% |
2004 | 8 | 299 | 2.676% |
2005 | 2 | 331 | 0.604% |
2006 | 8 | 343 | 2.332% |
2007 | 9 | 343 | 2.624% |
2008 | 9 | 422 | 2.133% |
2009 | 8 | 404 | 1.980% |
2010 | 12 | 426 | 2.817% |
2011 | 10 | 417 | 2.398% |
2012 | 6 | 256 | 2.344% |
2013 | 10 | 486 | 2.058% |
2014 | 13 | 331 | 3.927% |
2015 | 13 | 482 | 2.697% |
2016 | 21 | 485 | 4.330% |
Total | 165 | 6,255 | 2.638% |
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