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- Title
The Hot Hand in the NBA 3-Point Contest: The Importance of Location, Location, Location.
- Authors
Lantis, Robert; Nesson, Erik
- Abstract
We investigate the hot hand in the 1986-2019 NBA 3-Point Shooting Contests. Combining repeated shots in a location and shots across locations, the contest mimics game situations without many of the confounding factors. We find that a hot hand exists in the contest, but only for shots within the same location. Streaks of shots increase a hot hand, but only if the player makes his previous shot and has not moved locations. Our results suggest that while a hot hand does exist in basketball shooting, it is only present when shots are taken from the same shooting location.
- Subjects
NATIONAL Basketball Association; CONTESTS; BASKETBALL; GAMES
- Publication
Journal of Sports Economics, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 3, p283
- ISSN
1527-0025
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/15270025231222630