and then circles around it, can go in or out. Trey – A three-point field goal History of basketball History of basketball James Naismith – invented basketball in 1891 Ullamaliztli – basketball was in part based on the ancient Aztec ballgame. Pok-a-tok – James Naismith also based basketball on the ancient Mayan ballgame. Six-on-six basketball – largely archaic variant of women's basketball, with six players on each team instead of five, and in which only forwards are allowed to shoot the ball and must stay in their team's frontcourt, while guards must stay in their team's backcourt. Continental Basketball Association – was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, affiliated with USA Basketball. Four corners offense – an offensive strategy for stalling that was rendered obsolete by the introduction of the shot clock and the three-point line. History of the NBA Main articles: History of the National Basketball Association and List of National Basketball Association seasons Basketball Association of America (BAA) National Basketball Association (NBA) NBA seasons by team List of Atlanta Hawks seasons List of Boston Celtics seasons List of Brooklyn Nets seasons List of Charlotte Hornets seasons List of Chicago Bulls seasons List of Cleveland Cavaliers seasons List of Dallas Mavericks seasons List of Denver Nuggets seasons List of Detroit Pistons seasons List of Golden State Warriors seasons List of Houston Rockets seasons List of Indiana Pacers seasons List of Los Angeles Clippers seasons List of Los Angeles Lakers seasons List of Memphis Grizzlies seasons List of Miami Heat seasons List of Milwaukee Bucks seasons List of Minnesota Timberwolves seasons List of New Orleans Pelicans seasons List of New York Knicks seasons List of Oklahoma City Thunder seasons List of Orlando Magic seasons List of Philadelphia 76ers seasons List of Phoenix Suns seasons List of Portland Trail Blazers seasons List of Sacramento Kings seasons List of San Antonio Spurs seasons List of Toronto Raptors seasons List of Utah Jazz seasons List of Washington Wizards seasons Miscellaneous terms End of quarter – when a quarter ends Halftime – (1) The end of the first half of play. (2) The interval between the two halves. Pivot – (1) A center (2) The pivot foot. Pivot foot – The foot that must remain touching the floor to avoid traveling Run – An interval in which one team heavily outscores the other. Hot hand fallacy – Is the notion that