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  2. Field goal (basketball) - Wikipedia

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    A two-point field goal scored at the basket A shot from beyond the three-point line for a three-point field goal. In basketball, a field goal is a basket scored on any shot or tap other than a free throw, worth two or three points depending on the location of the attempt on the basket.

  3. Glossary of basketball terms - Wikipedia

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    1. A play in which a shooter is fouled while making a standard two-point field goal and then makes the resulting free throw, such that a total of three points is scored. See also and one. 2. (rarely) A play in which a shooter is fouled while taking but missing a three-point field goal and then makes all three resulting free throws. three-pointer

  4. List of sports idioms - Wikipedia

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    The term is based on the practice of changing a play right before the play is run in American football. [4] carry the ball American football, rugby, etc: To take charge, to assume responsibility. In some ball games (for example American or Canadian football, rugby, etc.), the ball can be carried to advance toward a goal.

  5. Three-point field goal - Wikipedia

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    A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer, three, or triple) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two points awarded for field goals made within the three-point line and the one point for each made free ...

  6. Slam dunk - Wikipedia

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    A slam dunk, also simply known as a dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by shoving the ball directly through the basket with one or both hands. [1] It is a type of field goal that is worth two points.

  7. Category:Basketball terminology - Wikipedia

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    Field goal (basketball) Field goal percentage; Finger roll; Flex offense; Flop (basketball) Four corners offense; Four-point field goal; Four-point play; Free throw ...

  8. Where does the term 'GOAT' come from and what does it mean? - AOL

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    The term "GOAT" is an acronym for "Greatest of All Time" and is believed to have originated in the world of hip-hop music in the 1990s. The term was popularized by rapper and actor LL Cool J.

  9. Outline of basketball - Wikipedia

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    Three-ball – A three-point field goal; Three-point field goal – A shot, worth three points, attempted with both feet behind the three-point line. Three-pointer – A three-point field goal; Toilet bowl – When the ball hits the rim on a certain angle and then circles around it, can go in or out. Trey – A three-point field goal