When a player successfully shoots the
basketball through the opponents hoop, their team is awarded between 1 and 3 points. This point value is determined by three primary shot types: ===
Free throw (or foul shot) ===
1 point is scored for a team when its player makes an unguarded shot from the free throw line. Free throws are awarded from shooting fouls,
personal fouls that exceed the
team foul limit, or
technical and
flagrant fouls committed against a player. Referees are solely responsible for calling fouls that can result in free throw opportunities, during which the game clock is stopped. It should also be noted that a free throw is not a field goal. Typically, free throws are tracked as a separate statistic in official scorekeeping. ===
Two-point field goal ===
2 points are scored for a team when its player makes a field goal from anywhere inside the three-point line. Additionally, if the scoring player is fouled in the act of shooting, a made free throw turns the two-point field goal into a
three-point play. ===
Three-point field goal ===
3 points are scored for a team when its player makes a field goal from anywhere outside the three-point line. The shooter must not be touching the three-point line before when attempting the shot. They are often recorded as their own statistic on the scoresheet, while also contributing to the overall field goal totals. Additionally, if the scoring player is fouled in the act of shooting, a made free throw turns the field goal into a
four-point play. == Point records ==