NBA and WNBA scores?

[joswift]

Is it so easy to score a point that every time a team gets the ball it almost always ends up with a basket?

The scrores are almost never more than 6 points apart.

[MajorDomo]

If the teams are evenly matched, yes. A normal "basket" is 2 points, a basket from the outer circle near the basket is 3 points (the 3 point line), and then there are baskets you can make when another player fouls you (like a penalty kick in football/soccer), worth 1. You can get one or two "foul shots" usually.

The best games are when they keep tossing three pointers in.

[IroNat]

No defense is the norm in the the pro leagues except during playoffs and even then not so much.

[Humble Narcissist]

Is it so easy to score a point that every time a team gets the ball it almost always ends up with a basket?

The scrores are almost never more than 6 points apart.

That's why I only watch the last 5 minutes of a game.

[Goliathon]

Basketball is a gym class sport, up there with volleyball and floor hockey.

It's a definition of a sport that is more interesting to watch at the amateur level rather than pro.

[joswift]

That's why I only watch the last 5 minutes of a game.

maybe they should make the games 5 minutes long

[Humble Narcissist]

maybe they should make the games 5 minutes long

That would definitely increase ratings but eliminate ad revenue.