Questions tagged [basketball]
Questions about the sport of basketball in general. For the American professional basketball league, see [nba].
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Which NBA team had the shortest longest winning streak in a championship-winning season?
Inspired by this question: Which MLB team had the shortest "longest winning streak" in a pennant-winning season?
Which NBA team had the shortest longest winning streak during a championship-...
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Who has the most consecutive playoff appearances as a player?
Looking for a list of players from most to least that made it to consecutive playoff appearances.
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Why would an offense not put anyone on the free throw lane?
In the 2019 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship game, with 22.5 seconds left in the second half, Texas Tech had Norense Odiase, a 62% free throw shooter, at the line for what CBS announcer ...
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What team has shortest longest losing streak within a season in NBA history?
Inspired by this question: What team has shortest longest losing streak within a season in MLB history?
What team has shortest longest losing streak within a season in NBA history? Off the top of my ...
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Has a Sweet Sixteen ever had all 4 top seeds in each region?
The 2019 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament came close to having all of the top 4 seeds in each region make it to the Sweet Sixteen. Only 2 teams lower than a 4-seed made it to the Sweet ...
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Was Larry Bird the first basketball player to wipe his sneakers during games?
Players wiping their sneakers during deadball periods is ubiquitous now. I remember hearing somewhere that Larry Bird started doing it, but not for any particular reason.
Is he the first to make ...
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Who determines the teams shirt colors, and based on what?
From the games I've seen (anywhere, not only in my own country), looks like each team gets one of two colors, but couldn't find a clear pattern or how it's being determined.
Are there any global ...
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Buzzer between free-throws
In the NBA, I regularly notice a short buzzer sound played between the first and the second free-throw. What's the reason for this?
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How many catestrophic shoe failures are there in college basketball?
I don't watch a whole lot of basketball, but I did see a game yesterday where the player's shoe tore wide open.
In sports, equipment failure is certainly part of the game, but in US college sports, ...
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NBA traveling - conflicting rules
I was watching this NBA Video Rulebook video. In it, 23 White gathers the ball after ending his dribble, establishing his left foot as his pivot foot. He then steps right-left, and the referee calls a ...
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When does the second half of an NBA game start?
I'm from Europe so it's hard for me to stay awake for the whole match, so I'm asking how much in total with commercials and time-outs, when does second half tip off?
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What is the minimum information you would expect on a basketball scoreboard? [closed]
I'm building a software scoreboard for basketball. I want to start with the absolute minimum feature set. What would that be? What are the the things that you would absolutely expect to see on a ...
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What is a field goal in basketball?
So recently I have started taking an interest in basketball after picking up a basketball video game for 3 dollars. One thing I have noticed about stats in the game is that I know what pretty much all ...
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Is there a standard (advanced?) stat in basketball for measuring player “consistency”?
Is there an accepted stat that analysts use to measure how consistent a basketball player is?
Take points per game (or points per 48 min): two players with the same average scoring rates could have ...
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Future NBA Hall of Famers
Are there any models which predict how many players in the NBA are guaranteed to make it in the Hall of Fame if they retired after this season? If so, what results do those models give?
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Are goaltends called on a shooting foul?
I'm aware there is a question about blocking a shot off of a foul, but this one is concerned more about blatant goaltending off a fouled shot.
Here's a scenario:
Player outside the three point ...
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What's the purpose of Division Standings in NBA?
As far as I know, the NBA Divisions are subparts from the Western and Eastern conferences. I understand the impact of climbing the conference rankings as the top 8 teams in each conference receive a ...
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Why do only the NBA teams that are already up start pressing at the end of the game?
In the ends of most games, one team is ahead by a varying amount of points. When this happens, the losing team starts doing a full court man to man press. Wouldn't it be logical for both teams to ...
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In Statistics, Does a Missed Shot While Being Fouled Still Count as a Missed Shot?
During a game, players get fouled a lot, and they often throw up a shot, to try to have an opportunity to get more points. When you throw up a shot while fouled, in your game statistics, does it count ...
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How would a player waived by two teams in the same season get paid?
In the off-season, the Oklahoma City Thunder traded Carmelo Anthony to the Atlanta Hawks, who immediately waived his contract. After clearing the waivers, Melo was then signed by the Houston Rockets ...
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Please explain “they'll initiate out of a down screen”
It is about basketball play and I don't understand what 'out of a down screen' is.
Could anybody explain it for me please?
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they gonna start off with a pick-and-roll, and then they gonna start ...
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In basketball, what does 'two for fifteen' mean?
He was raggedy as... Went two for 15. Seven points.
He finished with 16 points on six of 14.
I guess it is about points, but I really don't understand what they mean.
Could someone explain what ...
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Possession in Basketball
I am having trouble understanding possessions in basketball as it seems like there are 3 equations. One that is (FGA+0.44*FTA+TO) and another that accounts for Offensive Rebounds found here. Lastly, ...
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Additional basketball qualification tournaments for 2020 Olympics
Helo! I would like to ask for some help in understanding how qualifications for Olympic men's basketball tournament at 2020 Olympics work.
Firstly, i know that there would be 12 teams at basketball'...
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Getting trapped, and passing to self off of your opponent's backboard/rim?
So, we see how Kobe Bryant is able to hit the ball off his backboard (after getting trapped), and easily score as he catches it right under the hoop.
What if you're trapped backcourt (under your ...
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Would tipped pass be a 2 or 3 pointer?
I was playing in a basketball league that follows NCAA rules. A scenario happened where we players and referees did not know the exact answer and cannot find a specific rule explanation online.
My ...
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Can I bounce the ball after it is rolling in Basketball?
In Basketball, let's say I am dribbling and involuntarily the ball hit my hand wrongly and starts rolling (not bouncing). If I tap it from above and get it bouncing again, is that a double dribble? ...
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Inbound basketball passed outside the court, then dribbled in
I was watching a local college basketball game last night (SSAC) and saw something I really don’t understand, so I thought I would do some research. I’ve come up empty so far.
The opposing team was ...
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Can I bounce the ball off defender to resume my dribble?
Let's say I pick up my dribble accidentally. Can I bounce the ball off the defenders leg and resume my dribble or is that an illegal move?
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Relationship between Winning Margin and Point Spread in NBA Betting
For an NBA game, I see a market for Spread and one for Winning Margin. The Spread market lists "Team A -5.5: 10/11". The Winning Margin markets lists "Team A, 6 points or more: 3/4". Shouldn't the ...
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A basketball team fields 6 players and scores 4 points before the extra player is noticed. What should the officials do
A basketball team fields 6 players, they score four points before the violation is noticed. What is the correct decision by the officials?
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Why does a basketball ref raise the second arm when a 3-pt shot falls?
When a basketball player shoots a 3-point shot, I've noticed that a referee will raise one arm straight over his head while the ball is in the air. This presumably signals to everyone that the shot is,...
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How to do a behind the back crossover properly?
I have been playing basketball for years (I am in my late 20s now)
but I have not done any serious training. Occasionally I find that I should take it seriously and start working from the basics ...
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Where do I find the most updated NBA rulebook?
What is the official link of the most updated NBA rulebook?
I connected to a section of the NBA website and it does contain a link for the NBA rulebook, but that link redirects to the "Media" seciton ...
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What is the best basketball ball material to use in concrete/cement court?
I've been reading about the materials of basketball but since there's different types of outdoor courts I decided to ask because I want to use it on a court like this:
Example court
So, as you can ...
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Can a player shout falsely the remaining time of the shooting clock?
I was at a game, where 10 seconds were remaining, player A had the ball and player B of the opposite team started yelling the countdown (3,2,1...). Player A shot from half court over the board and the ...
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What is the definition for second chance points in the NBA?
I have been reading this, but the details still feel unclear.
https://www.sportingcharts.com/dictionary/nba/second-chance-points.aspx
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Will any shooting miss activate the possibility ...
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Most number of game 7s played in a single playoffs
In 2003, the NBA playoffs format was changed to have every single round played to a best-of-7 series, a format that is still used in today's NBA. From the 2003 Playoffs up to 2018, which season had ...
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Can you use an opponent for leverage in basketball?
If an attacking player sees a defender slip for example and fall to one knee. Can the offensive player use the defenders knee as a platform to jump, like running up and jumping off the defender?
Or a ...
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Why do NBA players avoid touching the ball after a made basket?
I notice this a lot in the NBA, where after a team scores a field goal, the players of that team that are positioned near or directly under the basket for an offensive rebound avoid touching the ball. ...
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Has a team ever had five all-stars from the previous season on its roster?
Since they signed Boogie Cousins, the Golden State Warriors will have five all-stars from the previous season on their roster.
Has this happened before? If not, has a team ever had 5 all-stars on ...
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Tampering with players
When a team executive apparently influences a player from another team to join them without prior knowledge or permission to that player's current team, it's considered tampering, and teams have been ...
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Taking two steps and shooting the ball after being passed the ball without dribbling, is this condered a travel?
I was wondering, because I was playing basketball. They called a travel when I had been passed the ball and took two steps, then shot the basketball.
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What makes a defensive foul in basketball
I am trying to understand what a defensive foul is. What is the defender allowed to do? Can they not block the offensive player's path with their body? Looking at these videos it seems that the only ...
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NBA mandatory timeout rules
From the NBA rule book, on pg. 22, there are the rules for mandatory timeouts, which state:
If neither team has taken a timeout prior to 6:59 of the period, it shall be mandatory for the Official ...
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Size of basketball used by 7th/8th grade boys per state
I can't find a resource to answer this question. Looking for the size of the basketball used by boys in the 7th/8th grade by state.
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Kentucky
West Virginia
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Michigan
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What is the record for most consecutive shots made to start NBA finals?
Shaun Livingston of the Golden State Warriors started the 2017 - 2018 NBA finals with 11 straight field goals. His first miss came in the first half of the third game of the finals against the ...
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Best scoring performances in an NBA finals loss
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers scored 51 points in a losing effort against the Golden State Warriors in game 1 of 2017 - 2018 NBA finals. That made James the 6th player ever to score 50+ ...
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Most consecutive NBA finals appearances by a player
The Cleveland Cavaliers have reached the 2017 - 2018 NBA finals. This is LeBron James' 8th consecutive trip to the finals, from 2011 to 2014 with the Miami Heats, and 2015 to 2018 with the Cleveland ...
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How many times both conference finals series made it to game 7 in NBA history?
In the 2017 - 2018 playoffs, both the Eastern and the Western Conference finals have made it to game 7. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics are playing in the eastern conference, meanwhile the ...
