half-court line
Divides the court
The half-court line is the line dividing a basketball court into two equal halves.
Players must advance the ball past this line within a set time (typically eight or ten seconds) and cannot return it once crossed.
A half-court shot is launched from beyond this line—a low-percentage attempt often made at the buzzer.
Separating into parts
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- separationState of being apart
- midpointExact center between two
- bisectDivide into two equal portions
equidistant · center · threshold · crossing · limit · partition · interface · centerline
Half nearest own basket
- frontcourtOffensive half in basketball
- midcourtCourt's central area
- center circleCourt's middle marking
- jump ballContested aerial retrieval
key · paint · baseline · sideline · crossing · inbounds · hardwood · scorer's table
Dropped food retrieval window
- transitionChange from one state
- possessionState of owning
- trapDevice for catching animals
- set playRehearsed tactical sequence
tempo · spacing · outlet pass · press defense · zone · man-to-man
dividing
Separating into parts
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- separationState of being apart
- midpointExact center between two
bisect · equidistant · center · threshold · crossing · limit · partition · interface · centerline · median
backcourt
Half nearest own basket
- frontcourtOffensive half in basketball
- midcourtCourt's central area
- center circleCourt's middle marking
jump ball · key · paint · baseline · sideline · crossing · inbounds · hardwood · scorer's table · timeout
ten-second rule
Dropped food retrieval window
- transitionChange from one state
- possessionState of owning
- trapDevice for catching animals
set play · tempo · spacing · outlet pass · press defense · zone · man-to-man
- court linesbaseline, sideline, service box, tramline
- center linesmidline, axis, median, bisector, midpoint
- dividing linesdivider, lane divider, road stripe, baseline
half-court linebaseline
Standard for comparison
end line · sideline · boundary line · out of bounds · free throw line
half, court, line, halve, halved, halves, halving, halfway, halfback