who made the first ever three point shot

Bill Cartwright hit 0 shots from beyond the arc against the Hawks on October 12, 1979.

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Data note: Three-Pointers Made: player game data complete from 1979-80

	NAME	DATE	3PM	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	10/12/1979	0	NYK	@	ATL	37	22	6	0		2	6	10	60.0	0		10	11	90.9	74.1			1	3
2	Jim Cleamons J. Cleamons	10/12/1979	0	NYK	@	ATL	17	8	3	2		0	2	8	25.0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	41.0			2	0
3	Hollis Copeland H. Copeland	10/12/1979	0	NYK	@	ATL	6	3	3	0		0	1	3	33.3	0		1	2	50.0	38.7			1	2
4	Charlie Criss C. Criss	10/12/1979	0	ATL	vs	NYK	15	0	1	4		0	0	0		0		0	0					1	3
5	Larry Demic L. Demic	10/12/1979	0	NYK	@	ATL	15	5	2	1		0	1	3	33.3	0		3	4	75.0	52.5			4	3
6	John Drew J. Drew	10/12/1979	0	ATL	vs	NYK	24	17	6	0		0	8	20	40.0	0		1	2	50.0	40.7			4	5
7	Terry Furlow T. Furlow	10/12/1979	0	ATL	vs	NYK	22	18	3	9		0	8	16	50.0	0		2	2	100.0	53.3			2	2
8	Jack Givens J. Givens	10/12/1979	0	ATL	vs	NYK	18	5	8	0		0	2	6	33.3	0		1	2	50.0	36.3			0	1
9	Mike Glenn M. Glenn	10/12/1979	0	NYK	@	ATL	22	17	0	1		0	7	13	53.8	0		3	3	100.0	59.4	0	0	3	1
10	Steve Hawes S. Hawes	10/12/1979	0	ATL	vs	NYK	30	20	6	5		0	7	10	70.0	0		6	7	85.7	76.5			3	6
11	Armond Hill A. Hill	10/12/1979	0	ATL	vs	NYK	32	9	1	3		0	4	5	80.0	0		1	2	50.0	76.5			6	4
12	Geoff Huston G. Huston	10/12/1979	0	NYK	@	ATL	10	1	1	0		0	0	2	0.0	0		1	2	50.0	17.4			0	0
13	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	10/12/1979	0	ATL	vs	NYK	25	19	2	4		0	8	15	53.3	0		3	4	75.0	56.7			1	3
14	Toby Knight T. Knight	10/12/1979	0	NYK	@	ATL	34	16	8	3		0	8	16	50.0	0		0	0		50.0			2	3
15	Ron Lee R. Lee	10/12/1979	0	ATL	vs	NYK	2	2	0	1		0	1	2	50.0	0		0	0		50.0	0	0	0	1
16	Tom McMillen T. McMillen	10/12/1979	0	ATL	vs	NYK	29	14	5	2		2	6	10	60.0	0		2	2	100.0	64.3			1	1
17	Joe Meriweather J. Meriweather	10/12/1979	0	NYK	@	ATL	28	12	6	1		1	5	6	83.3	0		2	3	66.7	82.0			2	4
18	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	10/12/1979	0	NYK	@	ATL	27	10	5	6		0	4	7	57.1	0		2	3	66.7	60.1			4	3
19	Tree Rollins T. Rollins	10/12/1979	0	ATL	vs	NYK	17	2	5	0		1	1	1	100.0	0		0	0		100.0			0	4
20	Dan Roundfield D. Roundfield	10/12/1979	0	ATL	vs	NYK	26	15	12	6		1	5	10	50.0	0		5	6	83.3	59.3			6	4
21	Ray Williams R. Williams	10/12/1979	0	NYK	@	ATL	24	4	2	3		0	1	7	14.3	0		2	2	100.0	25.4			5	1
22	Sly Williams S. Williams	10/12/1979	0	NYK	@	ATL	20	6	6	2		0	3	10	30.0	1	0.0	0	0		30.0			2	3
23	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	10/12/1979	0	BOS	vs	HOU	38	13	2	11	2	0	4	9	44.4	0		5	6	83.3	55.8	2	0	3	3
24	Rick Barry R. Barry	10/12/1979	1	HOU	@	BOS	22	9	1	2	1	0	4	8	50.0	3	33.3	0	0		56.3	0	1	2	1
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	10/12/1979	0	BOS	vs	HOU	28	14	10	5	0	0	6	12	50.0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	54.3	3	7	2	5

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