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- 1.) a game played by two opposing teams of typically five players each, usually in an indoor, zoned floor area: points are scored by sending a ball through a raised goal (basket) at the opponents end of the playing court. 2.) a large, round, inflated bal ....

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.... designed floor called a court. The court contains many different lines and boundaries. You can score more or less points from some of these lines. You can also go out of bounds if you cross some of these lines. The court is a rather large floor with one goal at each end of the court. There are many different ways to play . The traditional way that most people play is five - on - five. Five - on - five is played by two opposing teams in which each team has five players on the court during play. The five players are broken down by there coaches into different positions. There are two shooting guards, two power forwards, and one cent ....