2-point shot in FIBA 3x3 basketball – how, where and does it make a difference?

Živković, Uroš (author), Hadži Pavlović, Đorđe (author)

3x3 basketball is a sport that is receiving increased attention worldwide. While it shares many similarities with traditional basketball, there are key rule differences that distinguish how the two sports are played. This study examines the distribution, efficiency, and importance of two-point shots in 3x3 basketball. The research sample comprised data from 28 senior-level international 3x3 matches. Data were obtained through expert video analysis and official box scores. Mann–Whitney U test results show that free throw makes, one-point makes and percentages, are significantly different between winning and losing teams, while no significant differences were observed in two-point shooting. This suggests that consistent and more reliable scoring methods are more important in the fast-paced nature of this sport. The study demonstrates that nearly all two-point shots come from central and wing zones (more than three attempts per zone per team), with the central zone being the most efficient (>35%). The most frequently used two-point shot types are off-the-dribble attempts (5.14 per game) and catch-and-shoot attempts after movement along the perimeter (2.93 per game), while the most efficient are catch-and-shoot shots after movement (>35%). When comparing two-point shots before and after the bonus, catch-and-shoot attempts are significantly more efficient before the bonus (37.7% compared to 20.79%), which reflects the importance of movement and shooter fatigue in 3x3 basketball. Future research could compare 3x3 and traditional basketball, analyzing not only shooting techniques from beyond the 6.75m line but also physiological parameters such as blood lactate levels and heart rate.

• Language: English
• Keywords: sport, 3x3 basketball, 2-point shot, efficiency, distribution, game outcome
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FŠ - Faculty of Sport
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: Str. 132-143
• Numbering: Vol. 31, no. 3
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-180550
• UDC: 796.323
• ISSN on article: 1318-2269
• DOI: 10.52165/kinsi.31.3.132-143
• COBISS.SI-ID: 265803523

Copyright

Podatek o licenci CC BY-SA 4.0 je naveden na pristajalni strani članka (glej zgoraj izvorni URL). (Datum opombe: 23. 3. 2026)

• Publication date in RUL: 11.03.2026

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Kinesiologia Slovenica. scientific journal on sport
• Shortened title: Kinesiol. Slov.
• Publisher: Fakulteta za šport, Inštitut za kineziologijo, Fakulteta za šport, Inštitut za kineziologijo, Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 1318-2269
• COBISS.SI-ID: 30681856

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• License: CC BY-SA 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Met za dve točki v FIBA 3x3 košarki – kako, kje in ali res naredi razliko?

Abstract

Košarka 3x3 je šport, ki po svetu prejema vse več pozornosti. Čeprav ima s tradicionalno košarko številne podobnosti, obstajajo ključne razlike v pravilih, ki določajo, kako se športa med seboj razlikujeta. Raziskava preučuje razporeditev, učinkovitost in pomen metov za dve točki v 3x3 košarki. Vzorec je zajemal podatke iz 28 mednarodnih članskih 3x3 tekem. Podatki so bili pridobljeni z ekspertno video-analizo in uradnimi statističnimi zapisniki. Rezultati Mann–Whitneyjevega U-testa kažejo, da se število zadetih prostih metov, zadetih metov za eno točko ter odstotki pri teh metih statistično značilno razlikujejo med zmagovalnimi in poraženimi ekipami, medtem ko pri metih za dve točki ni bilo ugotovljenih pomembnih razlik. To nakazuje, da so pomembnejše zanesljivejše in bolj konstantne metode doseganja točk pri športih hitre narave. Raziskava ugotavlja, da skoraj vsi meti za dve točki izvirajo iz osrednjih in krilnih con (več kot trije poskusi na cono na ekipo), pri čemer je osrednja cona najučinkovitejša (>35 %). Najpogosteje uporabljeni vrsti metov za dve točki sta met iz driblinga (5,14 na tekmo) ter met po podaji in takojšnjemu metu po gibanju ob perimetru (2,93 na tekmo); najučinkovitejši pa so meti po podaji in gibanju (>35%). Pri primerjavi metov za dve točki pred bonusom in po njem so meti po podaji in gibanju pred bonusom statistično značilno učinkovitejši (37,7% v primerjavi z 20,79 %), kar odraža pomen gibanja in utrujenosti strelcev v 3x3 košarki. Prihodnje raziskave bi lahko primerjale 3x3 košarko in tradicionalno košarko, pri čemer bi analizirale ne le tehnike metanja zunaj črte 6,75m, temveč tudi fiziološke parametre, kot so koncentracija laktata v krvi in srčni utrip.

• Keywords: šport, 3x3 košarka, košarka, met za 2 točki, učinkovitost, razporeditev, izid igre