INDEX OF BASKETBALL-RELATED ARTICLES - Encyclopedia Information

Basketball is a 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. Basketball is one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in the world.^[1]

Following is an alphabetical index of basketball articles:

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^ Borger, Julian (2008-12-06). "They think it's all over". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2008-12-24.

Basketball

General topics

Leagues	FIBA NBA AAU
History	James Naismith Protocol of Stockholm
Variations	Slamball Streetball One-on-one Twenty-one Three-on-three Six-on-six Wheelchair

Rules

Jump ball Officials Turnover Trent Tucker Rule
Violations	3 seconds Offense Defense 5 seconds Time line (8/10 seconds) Basket interference Carrying Double dribble Goaltending Shot clock Traveling
Fouls	Flagrant Personal Technical Bonus Three-point play Four-point play

Game play

Positions

Sixth man

Guard	Point Shooting Combo
Forward	Small Power Stretch Point
Center

Statistics

Offense	Point Field goal Three-pointer Rebound Assist 50–40–90 club 100-point scorers
Defense	Block Steal

Moves

Shooting	Free throw Jump shot Fadeaway Layup Finger roll Slam dunk Posterized Alley-oop Backboard shattering Hook shot Air ball Buzzer beater Uncontested

Strategy

General

Playbook

Practice

Shootaround

Drills	Mikan Tip

Offense

Continuity	Flex Shuffle UCLA High Post Wheel Four corners Pick and roll Triangle
Motion	Princeton Dribble drive Fast break Fly Cherry picking Run and gun Grinnell System Nellie Ball Small ball

Defense

Man-to-man
Zone	1–2–1–1 1–3–1 2–3 Line Match-up
Hybrid	Amoeba Box-and-one Triangle-and-two

Equipment

Clothing

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^ Borger, Julian (2008-12-06). "They think it's all over". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2008-12-24.

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