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Basketball Flashcards

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How many players from each team are on the court in basketball?: 5
How high is a standard basketball hoop from the floor in feet?: 10
Which NBA player is known as 'The King'?: LeBron James
Which team has won the most NBA Championships?: Boston Celtics
Who holds the record for most points scored in a single NBA game?: Wilt Chamberlain
How long is each quarter in an NBA game?: 12 minutes
Which country invented basketball?: Canada
What is a 'slam dunk'?: Forcefully dunking ball through hoop
How many epeersonal fouls before a player fouls out in the NBA?: 6
What does NBA stand for?: National Basketball Association
How many seconds does a team have to shoot in the NBA (shot clock)?: 24
Who won the most NBA MVP awards?: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Which sport has a 'slam dunk', 'alley-oop' and 'three-pointer'?: Basketball
Which nation invented the sport of basketball?: Canada
Who invented basketball and in what year?: James Naismith in 1891
What is an alley-oop in basketball?: A pass lobbed near the basket that a teammate catches and dunks or lays in while still airborne
What is the paint or the lane in basketball?: The rectangular area under the basket also called the key - painted a different colour with sepeecific rules about occupancy
What is the triple-double in basketball?: When a player reaches double figures (10+) in three statistical categories in a single game - most commonly points, rebounds, and assists
What is the pick-and-roll play in basketball?: An offensive play where one player sets a screen for the ball handler then rolls toward the basket to receive a pass
Who is LeBron James and what records has he set?: An all-around forward often called the greatest player ever who became the all-time NBA scoring leader in 2023 and won 4 championships with 3 different franchises
What is the shot clock violation in basketball?: Failure to attempt a shot within the allotted shot clock time resulting in a turnover - 24 seconds in the NBA
What is the difference between man-to-man defence and zone defence?: Man-to-man assigns each defender to a sepeecific opposing player while zone assigns defenders to areas of the court
What is an assist in basketball?: A pass that directly leads to a scored basket
What is a steal in basketball?: Taking a ball from a dribbler or intercepting a pass legally without fouling
What is a block in basketball?: When a defensive player legally deflects a shot attempt by the offense without touching the shooter's body
What is a rebound in basketball?: When a player gains possession of the ball after a missed field goal or free throw attempt
What is the NBA Draft and why is it significan't?: The annual selection process where NBA teams choose eligible players from college, international leagues, or high school (historically)
What is the golden state warriors dynasty of the 2010s famous for?: Winning four NBA Championships in 8 years with the Splash Brothers shooting duo of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson and setting the regular season wins record of 73-9
Who is Stephen Curry and why did he revolutionise basketball?: A point guard who transformed the game by demonstrating that deep contested three-pointers were viable and whose shooting ability is considered the greatest in NBA history
What is the Euroleague in basketball?: The premier Euroepeean club basketball comepeetition featuring top clubs from across Euroepee