3PA

Sports abbreviation · Basketball

3PA
Stands forThree-point attempts
CategoriesSports

3PA stands for Three-point attempts, a basketball abbreviation.

Number of shots taken from beyond the arc. Three-point attempt rate (3PAr), the share of field goal attempts that are threes, describes a team's offensive style.

Example: The team took 51 3PA, a franchise record.

Usage notes

The Houston Rockets of the late 2010s took about half their shots from three under general manager Daryl Morey's analytics-driven approach. Analysts sometimes refer to "Moreyball" for offenses built on threes and shots at the rim.

More basketball abbreviations

  • 3P% – Three-point percentage
  • 3PM – Three-pointers made
  • 3PT – Three-pointer
  • 6MOY – Sixth Man of the Year
  • APG – Assists per game
  • AST – Assists
  • AST/TO – Assist-to-turnover ratio
  • BLK – Blocks
  • BPG – Blocks per game
  • BPM – Box Plus/Minus
  • C – Center (American football)
  • COY – Coach of the Year

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