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  ***  Relevant Background: " Basketball   is a   team sport   in which two teams of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular   court , compete with the primary objective of   shooting   a   basketball   (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's   hoop   (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.05 m) high to a   backboard   at each end of the court). Teams alternate between   offense , when they attempt to score, and   defense , when they try to prevent the opposing side from scoring. A   field goal   is worth two points, unless made from behind the   three-point line , when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a   technical foul   is given one, two or three one-point   free throws . The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but ...