A:
Basketball game was invented in 1891 by Dr. James A.
Naismith, a
Canadian who taught in an American school in
Massachusetts. It is
truly one type of American sports. The game
is played by two teams with five players in each team.
They are the
center
(中衛),
two forwards
(前衛),
and
two guards
(守衛).
Two or three
referees
(裁判)are
in charge of the game to decide which side loses or
wins. |
The
players (球員)
dribble, pass, then shoot the ball to the basket to
score (得分).
In order to keep the opponents from getting the ball, a
player may use the low dribble or high dribble (快攻)
to move the ball quickly by switching his left or right
hand and bending his knees. The speed in this position
can move the player’s body swiftly to guard the ball to
shoot in the basket. Passing the ball
(快速傳球)
is also important when the offending team is very
aggressive to stop one’s dribbling. Then the player
needs to pass the ball to his teammate. To shoot a ball
((投籃),
the most exciting movement is by block shot (蓋火鍋)
and hook shot (灌籃)
because the player must be very good at jumping and
precise timing to prevent the opposing team blocking the
shot and/or successfully shoot the ball into the basket.
(Thus “block shot” stops a ball getting into the basket
whilst “hook shot” gets the ball successfully into the
basket.) During the game, when the opposing team has
“committed a foul” (,違規),
the
attacking player is allowed to play a “free throw” (罰球).
Each successful “free throw” at the basket counts 1
point. So this is how the game is played. |
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