Sponsored Content SportsEngine, a brand from NBC Sports Next is the leading provider of Sport Relationship Management (SRM) software, empowering athletes, parents, coaches, and sports organization administrators with tools and services to manage their organizations and sports lives. Read SportsEngine stories First 3-pointer in NBA History June 3, 2021 | 0 minutes, 27 seconds read On this day, in 1979 Boston Celtic Chris Ford scored the first three-point basket in NBA history with 3:48 left in the first quarter of a victory over the Houston Rockets at Boston Garden. October 12, 1979 Sport: Basketball Trivia sports in this article Basketball tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine