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Basketball is a ball game for two teams of five players, originally devised in 1980 by James Naismath for the Y.M.C.A. in spring field, Massachusetts, U.S.A The object of this game is to take possession of the ball and score points by throwing the ball into the opposing team's basket. A player moves the ball up and down the court by bouncing it along the ground or "dribbling"the ball may be passed between players by throwing, bouncing, or rolling players may not run with or kick the ball, although pivoting on one foot is allowed.The game begins with the referee throwing the ball into the air and a player from each team jumping up to try and "tip" the ball to a team-mate. The length of the game and  the number of periods played varies at different levels. There are amateur, professional, and international rules. No game ends in a draw.An extra period of five minutes is played, plus as many extra periods as are necessary to break the tie. In addition to the f