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3x3 basketball (stylized as ƐX3, pronounced three-ex-three) [1] is a variation of basketball played three-a-side, with one backboard and in a half-court setup. This basketball game format is currently being promoted and structured by FIBA , the sport's governing body. [ 2 ]
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Only half of the basketball court is used for the game. Each team consists of 3 players and 1 substitute. Game time: Two 5-minute periods or a team scores 33 points or more, whichever comes first. If tied at the end of regulation, 2-minute overtimes are used until the tie is broken or a team reaches 33 points.
Half-court may refer to: Half-court line, a line on the basketball court; Half-court basketball or 3x3 basketball, a variant of basketball played on a half-court with 3 players per side; Half-court shot, a shot taken from the half-court line in basketball
The rules of Fireball3, the basketball variant played by Big3, differ from FIBA-sanctioned 3-on-3 (branded as 3x3) games. They are as follows: Like FIBA-sanctioned 3x3, games are played on a half-court. (The official FIBA 3x3 court is actually shorter than half of a full FIBA court, but FIBA rules allow half of a regulation FIBA court to be used.)
The 3x3 basketball development in far-flung places like Mongolia, Chile and Trinidad and Tobago might not be possible in the traditional, full-court game, Zagklis said.
The Macker rules [2] [3] significantly differ from those of FIBA-sanctioned 3x3 basketball. [4] Both are played on half of a standard full court, but Macker uses the NCAA/NBA standard while FIBA uses its own slightly smaller court. Macker games may start with any number of players on the court, up to 3 per team. FIBA games may only start with 3 ...
3x3, FIBA's version of the half-court three-on-three game, has its own unique free-throw rules. No free throws are awarded for the first 6 team fouls during a game (regulation 3x3 games are played in a single period). Exceptions are shooting fouls, technical fouls, and unsportsmanlike and disqualifying fouls.