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  2. Four-point field goal - Wikipedia

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    A four-point shot is attempted when a player shoots with any part of their body touching the area of the four-point circle. The circle is located 30 feet from the basket. [4] The semi-pro American Basketball Association counts any basket made from beyond half-court as a four-point field goal. [5] Beginning in 2022, the WNBA All-Star Game has ...

  3. Four-point play - Wikipedia

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    In basketball, a four-point play is the rare occasion when an offensive player shoots and makes a three-point field goal while simultaneously being fouled by a defensive player, resulting in a shooting foul and one free throw attempt, or a two-point field goal and is intentionally or flagrantly fouled on the shot and is awarded two free throws.

  4. Rules of basketball - Wikipedia

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    The NCAA adopted a 45-second shot clock for men while continuing with the 30-second clock for women in 1985. The men's shot clock was then reduced to 35 seconds in 1993, and further reduced to 30 seconds in 2015. FIBA reduced the shot clock to 24 seconds in 2000, and changed the clock's resetting to when the ball touched the rim of the basket.

  5. Field goal (basketball) - Wikipedia

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    A two-point field goal scored at the basket A shot from beyond the three-point line for a three-point field goal. In basketball, a field goal is a basket scored on any shot or tap other than a free throw, worth two or three points depending on the location of the attempt on the basket. Uncommonly, a field goal can be worth other values such as ...

  6. The NBA’s 'shot desert' problem is real. Could 3-point dunks ...

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    On average, a field-goal attempt located in the restricted area generates 1.32 points, which is more valuable than a 3-point shot, which yields 1.08 points. But that only scratches the surface of ...

  7. Basketball scorekeeping - Wikipedia

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    Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals (two or three points) or free throws (one point). The team that has recorded the most points at the end of a game is declared that game's winner.

  8. Think you can make a halfcourt shot in front of the fans at ...

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    Halfcourt shooting contests have a long history at high school, college and professional basketball games. The year Chicago Bulls fan Don Calhoun swished a shot of about 80 feet, from the opposite ...

  9. Changes to college basketball rules altered March Madness

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