The shot clock was introduced to the NBA for two main reasons. It was invented to prevent either team from stalling and to make the game faster.
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A 45-second shot clock was introduced in the NCAA men's game in the 1985-86 season. In the 1993-94 season, the shot clock time was reduced to 35 seconds.
In 1983 a 30 second shot clock was used in ACC league play. Joe Cowan
Michael Jordan's famous shot, nicknamed "The shot."
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The three point line was introduced because people believed a shot made at a far distance should be worth more points than a layup. Thus, the 3 point line was introduced.The 3 point shot was introduced by the upstart ABL in 1961 (the league only survived a couple of years) and was brought back by the ABA in 1971 (along with the 30 second shot clock and the dunk) and adopted by the NBA after they merged in 1979-80. The NCAA allowed the Southeast Conference to experiment with 3-pointers in 1980-81 and the rest of the College conferences followed suit within the next two seasons.Why_was_basketball's_three-point_line_introduced