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Point.
1. Basketball's basic scoring unit. A free throw is worth 1 point, a field goal 2 or 3 points, depending on whether it's shot from behind the three-point line.
2. Court terminology, the
area in the frontcourt behind
the free throw circle,
where the point guard usually operates.
Point Guard: "Armador"
Ver: Armador
The player who usually brings the ball
upcourt for his team, is responsible for the bulk of the ball handling duties, sets up and runs the team's offense and who is most often in
charge of directing the team. Usually a team's primary ball handler.
Point Off Turnovers.
Points off
Turnovers are the points given by our TO or made by the ones forced to the opponent.
When the turnover points are committed by the offense in large numbers, or on the third
quarter of the court, or just at inopportune times, they can cost a team the game no
matter what the rest of the box score says.
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Point-shaving.
An illegal practice where players intentionally win a game, but by
fewer points than the point spread -see
below-; led to 2 major college scandals (involved 32 of the biggest stars in the
1950s, then 22 colleges en 1961).
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Point Spread.
A device established by bookmakers to equalize 2 teams for betting
purposes; e.g., if a team is considered to be 4 points
better than another, the spread is 4 points;
to win a bet on the favorite, that team would to win by more than the spread
(in this case, by more than 4 points); the margin of victory can
be more important than whether a team wins or loses.
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