three-on-three
Streetball team size
Three-on-three describes a game format with three players per side, most commonly in basketball: We played three-on-three at the park.
The format emphasizes individual skill and fast play on a smaller court.
It appears in other sports too—hockey, soccer, volleyball—whenever teams are reduced to three.
Also written 3-on-3.
Court's center boundary
- streetballInformal outdoor basketball
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- blacktopDark paving material
squad · playground · driveway · hoop · fast-paced · team · crossover · iso
Made more concise
- modifiedChanged in some way
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- rosterList of members
- substitutionExchange of one for another
possession · tiebreaker · qualifying · Olympic · overtime · one-point · two-point · regulation
halfcourt
Court's center boundary
- streetballInformal outdoor basketball
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
blacktop · squad · playground · driveway · hoop · fast-paced · team · crossover · iso · bucket
shortened
Made more concise
substitution · possession · tiebreaker · qualifying · Olympic · overtime · one-point · two-point · regulation · bracket
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- pickup gamespickup soccer, streetball, street hockey, street soccer, shinny
- basketball slangairball, alley-oop, ankle breaker, baller, ballin
three, thrice, thirds, thirdly, thirteen, thirteenth, thirty, thirties, thirtieth