Atlanta Hawks forward Jonathan Kuminga made a 75-foot pass from under his own basket that swished through the net for a three-pointer with about five seconds left in the third quarter of a 135-120 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on March 18, 2026, at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
The improbable shot, which appeared intended as a pass to teammate Jock Landale near the opposite rim, ranks as the sixth-longest made field goal in the NBA play-by-play era (since the 1997-98 season) and the longest by a Hawks player in that span, according to Elias Sports Bureau. It surpassed a 63-foot buzzer-beater by Jason Terry on January 5, 2000.[1]
Kuminga, a 23-year-old forward born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and selected seventh overall in the 2021 NBA draft,[2] finished with 16 points, five rebounds and three assists.
Dyson Daniels added 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting, while Jalen Johnson recorded 17 points and 11 rebounds for Atlanta.
The win marked the Hawks' 11th consecutive victory, tying for the fourth-longest streak in franchise history behind a record 19 straight during the 2014-15 season.[3] It moved Atlanta to the No. 8 position in the Eastern Conference standings.
The Mavericks, playing at their home arena American Airlines Center which opened in 2001,[4] fell to 23-47 and have lost 11 of their past 13 games.
Sources
- Elias Sports Bureau / NBA official stats partner, Longest field goals in play-by-play era, accessed March 2026, https://www.eliasanalytics.com/nba-records
- Wikipedia, Jonathan Kuminga, accessed 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Kuminga
- Basketball-Reference.com, Atlanta Hawks franchise winning streaks, accessed 2024, https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/
- Wikipedia, American Airlines Center, accessed 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Center
