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The team that has recorded the most points at the end of a game is declared that game's winner. If a player makes a field goal from within the three-point line, the player scores two points; if that player is fouled in the act of shooting, a made free throw turns it into a three-point play .
A rare play in which a player is fouled while making a three-point field goal and then makes the resulting free throw, thereby scoring a total of four points. free throw An unopposed attempt to score a basket, worth one point, from the free-throw line .
A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer, three, or triple) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two points awarded for field goals made within the three-point line and the one point for each made free ...
The inbound pass or throw-in is used to restart play after the ball has gone out of bounds, after a successful field goal or free throw by the opposing team, or after a non-shooting foul. Throw-ins are difficult to defend against and so are not usually strongly contested except in the last few minutes of a close game.
Basketball is a ball game and team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules. Since being developed by James Naismith as a non-contact game that almost anyone can play, basketball has undergone many different rule variations ...
A few things to remember if you play in a 9-cat league: High-usage guards tend to be turnover machines. Three players averaged at least 4.0 turnovers per game last season: Russell Westbrook, Luka ...
Immanuel Quickley of the New York Knicks shoots a free throw during a game versus the Detroit Pistons.. There are many situations when free throws can be awarded. The first and most common is when a player is fouled while in the act of shooting. If the player misses the shot during the foul, the player receives either two or three free throws depending
The Nuggets face the Bulls, Spurs and Nets and avoid Saturday's 10-game slate, too. Brown's had success against the Bulls this season (dropped a 12/11/6 line), and the Spurs will likely get blown ...