A professional basketball game is divided into four 12-minute quarters with a 15-minute break between the second and third quarter. The clock is stopped every time
The referee blows the whistle, so a game can last up to two hours. If there is no winner at the end of a game, the teams play overtime periods of 5 minutes. If a team is ahead at the end of an overtime period the game is over.
Players can score points by shooting the ball through the basket. Three points are made when the player scores from behind the three-point line, two points are awarded from everywhere inside the three-point line. When a player is fouled he gets one or two free throws which score one point.
As with all games, basketball follows certain rules. A player must move the ball by bouncing it on the court. This is also called dribbling. If he stops, holds the ball for too long and starts dribbling again, the referee gives the ball to the other team.
If a player pushes or holds another player or hits him on the arm while he is trying to score the referee calls a personal foul. The fouled player gets free throws. In the NBA players must leave the court after they have committed six personal fouls.
A team cannot keep the ball as long as it wants. It only has 24 seconds to try to shoot the ball through the basket; otherwise the other team gets the ball.
The NBA is the world’s leading basketball league. It consists of 29 teams that play in 4 divisions. After the season the best teams compete in the play-offs for the NBA title. The NBA gets new young players by choosing them from the best high school and college teams every year. Many players from other countries also come to America to play in the NBA.
Sources from: http://www.english-online.at/sports/basketball/basketball-rules-nba.htm
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