They don't give 3 points for a field goal. Basketball gives you three points when you make a basket at the three point line the three point line was added after the 1978/1979 season.
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in 1979-80 season, the NBA adopted the three-point shot.
The NBA instituted the 3 point shot in 1979-80. Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics hit the first 3-pointer in NBA history.
NO, it is the lowest percentage shot because it is harder to make go in the basket. the paint is the high percentage shot u would want to take
Ray Allen holds the NBA 3 point record he did it in the 2010 2011 NBA season against the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the NBA Finals
It is believed that the first NBA three-point shot was made in 1979. The player credited with making that shot was Chris Ford.