When you shoot from the three pointer line which is behind the foul line.
Two pointers are every shot made INSIDE the three point line, so there is no set distance.
23 ft and 9 in.
about three metres
If you are standing behind the three point line, the arc going around the hoop, it is a three-pointer. Any other shot is a two-pointer.
Around 18ft.
20 feet
20 feet from the basketball rim.
A field goal in Basketball is also called a three pointer. A three pointer is when a player shoots the ball outside the three point line and makes it.
1 pointer-free throw 2 pointer-shot made within the 3 point line 3 pointer-shot made behind the 3 point line
There are no "goals" in basketball. You score by making a two-pointer (inside the three-point line), a three-pointer outside of the three point line), or a free throw which is worth one point( you get those if you get fouled inside the paint).
if you have your foot on the 3 point line or forward, its a 2 pointer. Beyond the ark , its a 3 pointer