How to Play Basketball

These are the best basketball players in the world, but they all started out just like you. They had a love for the game and wanted to play any chance they got. Curry puts up a three. Ox it down! The first thing any player needs to understand is how the game is played. Let's play, man. Let's play! Let's play! Official games are played with five players on one team going against five from another team. We are just about set for tip. Every game starts with the tip-off. Everybody's all fired up for what could be this memorable night. Basketball is a game of movement. He gave up the shot and it goes for a three ball in the corner. Players run from end to end. They dribble the basketball. They pass to each other. The team with the ball is on offense. They try to score points by shooting the basketball through the hoop. The team without the ball is on defense. They try to stop the other team from scoring. Points can be scored in many different ways. Not every bucket is worth the same number of points. Any shot inside the arc is worth two points. A long shot from outside the arc or three-point line is worth three points. Curry for three. Bang! If a player is fouled, he goes to the free-throw line. Free-throws are worth one point. Teammates must communicate with each other to achieve their goals. Pal, I got your help. I got a student behind me. J.R., go. Bump down, J.R., go. Effort and great attitude are keys to success. Alive and it goes into the crowd. And some folks in the third row just got a personal visit from Cody's A. The game is played until the final buzzer. Rose trying to get open. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. Fun and easy to learn, basketball is a great game.