Basketball is a team sport that is played on a rectangular court. The game aims to shoot a ball through a hoop mounted 10 feet high on a backboard at each end of the court. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. Each team has five players, and the game begins with a jump ball at center court.

Basketball - How to Play? The ball is tossed in the air to start the game. One of the players deflects it to a teammate. It is dribbled and passed among the teammates to protect the ball and to make a goal. The basket or the hoop is placed horizontally at the height of 10 feet on a back board.