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The streetball game can be played at different team formats such as 2-on-2 or 3-on-3 for a half court play while 4-on-4 or 5-on-5 for a full court play. In most instances, the winning team gets first possession and usually choose which direction (which basket) they get to use. In a 3-on-3 or higher, the first game often plays up to 15 points.
The rules of the tournament are much like those of typical street ball. Both qualifying and finals rounds incorporate the normal one-on-one set-up of players going head-to-head on an outdoor court, using a single elimination tournament bracket. Shots count as 2 or 3 points and five fouls (or 1 technical foul) mark an automatic disqualification.
Twenty-one, also called play21basketball, cutthroat, hustle, tip-it, noyceball, roughhouse, scutter, rough, or rebound [1] is a popular variation of street basketball.The game is played with any number of players on a half court, but typically when not enough players are available to at least play three-on-three.
All versions of the game offer half court 1 on 1, 2 on 2, and 3 on 3 play with other players online. 1 on 1 matches are set at 3 minutes, 2 on 2 matches at 4 minutes and 3 on 3 matches at 5 minutes. Standard rules of streetball apply, with a shot clock and an overtime mechanism applied: Shots inside the 3 point arc are worth 2 points.
Another less common streetball variant, often referred to as "King of the Court", or "Boston", results in essentially a one-on-one or sometimes two-on-two tournament between any number of players. Each match is played following normal one-on-one rules, including violations (such as fouls and out-of-bounds) to just one point.
Anything beyond the half-court line and on the side of the court a team or player is defending is considered a full-court shot. It is most commonly used as a buzzer beater as there is a limited amount of time before a turnover. It is also used as a streetball term where the teams only use half of the full court. The most common backcourt shot ...
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Beach basketball – played on beaches in a circular court with no backboard and no out-of-bounds rule, with the ball movement done via passes or 2½ steps, as dribbling is next to impossible on sand. Streetball – variation typically played on outdoor courts, with rules that vary widely from court to court. In most versions there are no free ...