begins when the ball leaves the hand(s) of the referee on the toss for the jump ball and followed. All the other periods start when the ball is disposed to the players by the officials for the throw in. How the ball is played A game of basketball is played with hand(s) only and may be passed, thrown, tapped, rolled or dribbled in any direction, subject to the restrictions of the rules. Goal A basket scored from inside the three-point area (also called point field goal area) is worth of points.
A basket scored from beyond the three-point area ( point field goal area) is awarded points. A basket scored for the free-throw is worth of one point for each successful attempt. Time-out Each time-out shall last minute. Each team may be granted two time-outs during the first half, three time-outs during the second half with a maximum of two of these time-outs in the last minutes of the second half.
One time-out during each extra period is also given. Substitution A team may substitute a player(s) during a substitution opportunity when the game clock is stopped and the ball becomes dead. Game Lost by Forfeit and default The game is lost by a team if the team is absent or unable to present with five players on the court, or by their action to prevent the game in scheduled time, or if they refuse to play. In this situation, the opponent team is declared winner by – .
The game may be lost by default when a team has fewer then two players during the running game at the playing court. The opponent team is declared winner by – . Violations A violation is an infraction of the rules. There are different types of violation that occurs during the game.
. Player out-of-bounds and ball out-of-bounds: A player is out-of-bounds when any part of his body is in contact with the sideline or endline. . Dribbling: A dribble starts when a player, having gained control of a live ball on the playing court, throws, taps,