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From Way Downtown: NBA's Best Three-Point Celebrations

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There is no such thing as a bad three-point celebration. They are ALL wonderful and represent the happiness received from something wonderful happening—the addition of an extra point for shooting farther away from the basket. Quite the novel idea.

Much like the celebration of a goal in soccer, or a touchdown dance in football, the three-point celebration exalts good play. However, unlike those other sports, three-point celebrations have to be brief because play can resume rapidly after the rock tickles the twine. That fact leaves little room for team collaboration on cellies, making the three-point celebration almost a wholly signature move.