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Originally Posted by just another ref
4-41-4: The try ends when it is certain the throw is unsuccessful.....
5-2-2: ......any other goal from the field counts two points.......
If I was already certain that the throw was not going into the basket before it was touched by the defender, the try had ended, thus, no three.
This situation now becomes "any other goal from the field," thus, two points.
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The central point of the discussion is not whether or not this is a try. All agree that it was not. The OP even stated that it was a pass.
In short, you are not framing the question correctly. You have compared cases A and B, but you should be looking at cases B and C. You have argued that it is not a try (case A), but rather is any other goal from the field (case B).
What you need to be discussing is whether this action constitutes (case C) "A ... thrown ball from the field by a player who is located behind the team's own 19-foot, 9-inch arc" which counts as three points or "any other goal from the field" which counts for two points (case B).
Now what would be your basis for choosing between those two? Which one you pick determines how many points are scored.