<P> Half court shots are widely considered to be the lowest percentage shot in basketball . 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, its 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 . As a result, some believe that half court shots should not be included in field goal percentage . </P> <P> Andre Miller may have attempted over his career the most half court shots of 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% . </P> <P> 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 89 feet 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 85 feet in a game; since the year 2000, it has been attempted at least a total of 40 times . During his career, Baron Davis went 2 - for - 43 from beyond half court . </P> <P> 2010 and 2012 are the only NBA seasons when two half court shots were made on the same night . </P>

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