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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.
In China in the 1970s and 1980s, bonus points were for scoring headed goals, and for teams whose players were selected for the national squad. [6] Bulgaria for three seasons 1984–87 gave no points for scoreless draws. [7] France gave a bonus point for scoring 3 goals in 1973–76, [8] but stopped after rumours this encouraged match fixing.
The standings shows where each team ranks in their conference or division. Teams may be ranked in terms of simple winning percentage (the proportion of the games played to date which the team won), or based on total points, with differing numbers of points awarded for wins and ties (draws). Many league tables show further statistics and may ...
Averages per game are denoted by *PG, e.g. PPG (points), BLKPG or BPG (blocks), STPG or SPG (steals), APG (assists), RPG (rebounds) and MPG (minutes).Sometime the players statistics are divided by minutes played and multiplied by 48 minutes (had he played the entire game), denoted by * per 48 min. or *48M.
In its previous ranking system before October 2017, FIBA used a competition-based system which awarded points based on the final standings of FIBA final tournaments. [4] The system weighted all results within the eight-year period equally and did not consider the results of qualifiers for tournaments. [3] [5]
How the MaxPreps RPI ratings index works in OHSAA basketball. The RPI is used to determine seeding in the statewide district tournament draws for girls and boys basketball, which are Feb. 4 for ...
A three point field goal made is worth 2.65 points. A missed field goal, though, costs a team 0.72 points. Given these values, with a bit of math we can show that a player will break even on his two point field goal attempts if he hits on 30.4% of these shots. On three pointers the break-even point is 21.4%.
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