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Basketball and the NBA
Learn the facts (事实 ) about your favorite sport.
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Trevor Ariza contorts himself for a reverse
layup in Game 5 against Houston
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Who created basketball?
• Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education professor (教授 ), created basketball in December 1891.
• He wanted to create a vigorous (苍劲 ) indoor sport for his students to play during the winter.
• He decided to nail a peach basket to each end of the gym. Each player had to try to throw a ball into the basket.
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Dwight Howard and Paul Pierce battle for a rebound in Game 6.
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What is the NBA?
• The NBA of the National Basketball Association is professional men’s basketball league.
• There are 30 teams. 29 in the USA and 1 team in Canada.
• The NBA is headed by a commissioner and each team has a president and a coach.
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NBA Teams
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Paul Gasol and Yao Ming battle for rebounding position
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Where does the NBA get the basketball players?
• The draft is a lottery (抽奖 ) where players are chosen.
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Basketball PositionsGuards: There are two types of guards.They are the point guard and the shooting guard.
Allen Iverson Michael Jordan
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Guards
• The point guard is the player that can handle the ball the best– Job is to make teammates better, give assists– Jason Kidd and Steve Nash
• The shooting guard is the best shooter on the team– Needs to hit 3-point shots, and become open– Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant
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Basketball PositionsCenter: The center is usually the tallest person on theteam. They play in between the basket and the free-throw line.
Yao Ming
Shaquille O’Neal
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Center
• Plays close to the basket
• Tries to make rebounds and score points “in the paint,” or in the key
• Yao Ming and Shaquille O’Neal
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Basketball PositionsForwards: There are two types of forwards. The small
forward and the power forward.
LeBron James
CarmeloAnthony
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Forwards
• Small Forwards need to move fast– They try to power the ball to the basket, and
often try to get fouled so they can go to the line
– Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony
• Power Forwards – Try to play defense at the basket, and tries to
set up jump shots– Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett
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Basketball Court
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Positions on Court
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Boston Celtics• Won 17 NBA
Championships, most of any team
• Key Players: Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen
• 2008 NBA Champions
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Cleveland Cavaliers• Team started in 1970
• They were very bad
• In 2003 they got Lebron James
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Dallas Mavericks• The Mavs started in
1980
• Lost 2006 NBA Finals
• Got Jason Kidd in 2008
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Houston Rockets• Team started in 1967• Won 1995 NBA Finals• Got Yao Ming in 2002• Key players: Yao Ming, Ron
Artest,
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New Jersey Nets
• Began in 1967
• Team is in a rebuilding period
• Traded Jason Kidd in 2008
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Miami Heat• Team started in 1988
• Won 2006 NBA Finals
• Key Player: Dwyane Wade
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Philadelphia 76ers• Oldest team in NBA, started in 1949
• Has had lots of hall-of-fame players
• Key player: Elton Brand
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Phoenix Suns• Started in 1968
• Key players: Steve Nash, Shaquille O’Neal, Grant Hill, Amar’e Stoudemire
• My favorite team
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San Antonio Spurs• Started in 1976
• Have been to the playoffs in 19 of past 20 years
• Have not missed playoffs since 1997
• Key player: Tim Duncan
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Chicago Bulls• Started in 1966
• Won 6 Finals in 8 years with Michael Jordan
• Not the same since
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Orlando Magic
• Team started
in 1989
• Key player: Dwight Howard
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Los Angeles Lakers• Started in 1946
• Has been in 29 NBA Finals, the most
• 14 NBA Championships, second most
• Key players: Kobe Bryant, Derik Fisher, Lamar Odom
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NBA Finals
• Series played in 2-3-2 game format
• Team with better regular season record gets home court advantage
• In 1995 Orlando was swept by Houston– To sweep means to beat the other team all 4
games in a row
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NBA Finals
• Larry O’Brian Championship Trophy
• Created in 1978
• Named after former commissioner in 1984
• Team has names engraved in trophy
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Important Basketball Vocabulary (词汇量 )
• Three Point Shot• Block• Steal• Lay-up• Full Court-Press• Free Throw• Dribbling• Slam Dunk (Dunk)