Fill in the Blanks Basketball. How the game worksOnline version Read the text and complete the gaps with the right option by veronica zanetta 1 players rectangular three ball basket wood minutes Basketball is played on a court 28 metres long and 15 metres wide with a at a height of 3 . 05 metres at each end . Most indoor courts have a floor made of . You score when you throw the through the opponents' basket . A goal scored from inside the three - point line earns two points , and a goal scored from outside the three - point line earns points , and goals from free throws earn one point . NBA games are played over four quarters of twelve . Teams include twelve , but only five can be on court at one time .