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🏀 BasketballIn the queue
Ten feet of rim, four quarters of momentum swings.
- Players
- 5v5, or 3x3 halfcourt
- Quarters
- 4 × 10-12 min
- Points
- 2s, 3s and free throws
- 3x3 plays to
- 21
What is basketball?
Basketball is momentum as a sport: a game of runs, where a 10-point lead evaporates in ninety seconds and the crowd can feel it turning before the scoreboard does. Every possession is a small argument between five players' plans.
The crew version is halfcourt 3x3 - make-it-take-it, ones and twos, first to 21 - which strips the game to its essentials: can you get a shot off, and can you stop yours from getting one.
Common rules
How it's played.
- Move the ball by dribbling or passing; running with a held ball is a travel.
- Stop your dribble and pick it up again - double dribble, over.
- Fouls on a shooter mean free throws; elsewhere, possession until the team fouls stack up into bonus shots.
- Shot clocks (24s pro, 12s in 3x3) keep possessions honest; casual games substitute impatience.
- Halfcourt convention: the ball 'clears' behind the arc on a change of possession before the new offense begins.
Scoring
How it's counted.
- Field goals are 2 points, or 3 from beyond the arc; free throws are 1.
- In 3x3, baskets are 1 point and 2 from deep - first to 21 or the highest score at ten minutes.
- NBA quarters run 12 minutes, FIBA 10; overtime periods settle ties.
Ways your crew plays it.
5v5 full court
The complete game: four quarters, transition offense, and legs that give out before egos do.
3x3 halfcourt
The Olympic-format street game: one hoop, 10-minute games or first to 21, ones and twos instead of twos and threes.
21 / King of the court
Every player for themselves at one hoop; make your free throws or watch your lead get inherited.
On Tashn
Basketball on Tashn: in the queue.
Basketball brings typed scoring events (1s, 2s, 3s) to Tashn's tap-to-score model - richer than a goal, simpler than cricket. Halfcourt 3x3 with a live wall, per-player buckets and MVPs is the natural office-league starting point.
It is queued; interest decides the order.
One tap, no sign-in. Votes from inside the app count for more.
Quick answers
Basketball, in three questions.
What do you play to in 3x3 basketball?
21 points, or the highest score after 10 minutes - whichever comes first. Baskets count 1, and 2 from beyond the arc.
How does scoring work in full-court basketball?
Field goals are 2 points, 3 from beyond the arc, and free throws 1. NBA quarters run 12 minutes, FIBA 10, with overtime to settle ties.
Can I track basketball scores and leaderboards for my office league?
Soon - basketball is in Tashn's queue, bringing typed 1/2/3-point scoring to its tap-to-score model. Vote with the button on this page; foosball is fully playable today.
Names worth arguing about.
Michael Jordan
USASix NBA titles, six Finals MVPs, zero game-sevens needed in those Finals.
WikipediaLeBron James
USAThe NBA's all-time leading scorer across an era-spanning career.
WikipediaDiana Taurasi
USAThe WNBA's all-time leading scorer and a serial Olympic champion.
WikipediaSatnam Singh
IndiaThe first Indian-born player ever drafted into the NBA (2015).
Wikipedia
Disagree with the order? Good. That's what addas are for.
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