Basketball
Basketball news, NBA analysis, rules and skills guides for fans and players.
NBA Playoff Format Explained: Play-In, Bracket & Finals
How NBA teams get from the regular season to the Finals: seeding, the Play-In Tournament, best-of-seven series, home court, tiebreakers and the NBA Cup.
Basketball Rules Explained: Scoring, Positions & Fouls
Everything you need to follow a game: court size, scoring, the five positions, violations, fouls, timeouts and how NBA, FIBA and NCAA rules differ.