sportlik pallimäng 28 x 15 m suurusel väljakul kahe 5-liikmelise võistkonna vahel, kus võitjaks osutub see võistkond, kes saab palli vastase korvi visates rohkem punkte
game played between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court, usually indoors
a game played between two teams of five players each, the object being to throw a ball through an elevated basket on the opponent's side of a rectangular court
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Mängu normaalaeg koosneb neljast 10-minutisest veerandajast. Esimest ja teist veerandaega nimetatakse kokku esimeseks poolajaks ning ülejäänuid teiseks poolajaks. Poolaegade vaheaeg on 15 min.
Players may move the ball by dribbling or passing with the hands.
The only major sport strictly of U.S. origin, basketball was invented by James Naismith (1861–1939) on or about December 1, 1891, at the International Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Training School (now Springfield College), Springfield, Massachusetts, where Naismith was an instructor in physical education.
