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Basketball: 3x3 versus 5-on-5 — What are the differences?

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Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/trending/06/04/20180531-wnba-3x3-practice-4-jc.jpg"/><figcaption>Mark Solano says players must always be on “attack mode” in 3x3 basketball. Solano, national program director of 3x3 basketball under the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, also coaches the women’s national 3x3 team. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The first thing players notice about the 3x3 brand of basketball when they’re asked how it’s different from 5-on-5 is the pace of play.</p><p>“(5-on-5) makakapagpahinga ka pa, makakapag-reserve ka pa ng energy,” said Afril Bernardino, former UAAP MVP and champion from National University and member of the women’s national team that will play in the FIBA 3x3 World Cup June 8 to 12.</p><p>“Sa 3x3 kasi lagi kang gumagalaw, kailangan mong i-effort ’yung skills mo talaga. Dito mo malalabas ’yung speed mo, resistensiya mo. Kailangan kondisyon ka talaga.”</p><p>TNT center and Gilas Pilipinas member Troy Rosario agrees.</p><p>“Mapapaisip ka ng mabilis. Mafa-fast-track ang paglalaro, pag-iisip mo kung ano play itatawag mo,” said Rosario, part of the men’s national 3x3 side.</p><p>“Saka mas marami rito ’yung 1-on-1 kaya importante dito ’yung skills and conditioning.”</p><p>3x3 runs for only 10 minutes and the shot clock 12 seconds, which mean the abilities to instinctively make the right play and to react to any situation come in handy.</p><p>True, 5-on-5 also requires players to be able to think on their feet, but much of the teams’ success relies on coaching and play-calling. With a shorter playing time and only 1 timeout given per team, a lot hinges on how individual players adjust on the fly.</p><p>One can say that if 5-on-5 is a marathon, then 3x3 is a sprint.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/trending/06/04/20180531-wnba-3x3-practice-28-jc.jpg"/><figcaption>Given the up-tempo pace of play and the often physical nature of 3x3 basketball, players who have superior conditioning usually have an advantage. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>“Kasi sa 5-on-5 pwede kang mag-relax after you make a basket, pwede kang mag-jog, you can just walk through your patterns. Sa 3x3, in short, bawal kang mag-relax. Bawal kang mapagod,” said Mark Solano, 3x3 program director for the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the sport’s national governing body.</p><p>Solano, who “co-coaches” the women’s team with NU coach Patrick Aquino, said 3x3 essentially is a position-less sport. </p><p>Big men who are used to posting up to score, for instance, are rendered useless in 3x3. Why? Because the rules explicitly say that a player who attempts to back down his defender for more than 5 seconds is considered a violation. </p><p>“Ang disiplina ng 3x3 basketball, attack mode lagi. Pwede kang pumoste pero ’pag nakuha mo ang bola, face up agad sa ring,” Solano said.</p><p>“Kaya nga di mo kailangan dito ng legit na center, legit na point guard kasi kailangan mo rito mga combo guard, stretch 4.”</p><div><strong>Here are some of the other items in the 3x3 rule book that differ from 5-on-5:</strong></div><ul>	<li>The winner is determined 2 ways — whichever team gets to 21 points first or whichever team is ahead at the end of 10 minutes.</li>	<li>Field goals count as 1 point inside the arc and 2 outside; a free throw is counted as 1.</li>	<li>The opening possession is determined by a coin flip, not a jump ball.</li>	<li>When Team A scores, for instance, Team B doesn’t need to take the ball out of bounds to start play, which is typical in 5-on-5. In 3x3, the player from Team B who gets a hold of the ball after Team A scores can clear possession either by passing to a teammate behind the arc or dribbling toward the area behind the 2-point line.</li>	<li>The 3x3 ball is a size 6 (28.5 inches), smaller than the 5-on-5 ball (size 7, 29.5 inches) but just as heavy (22 ounces).</li></ul><div><strong>The following is the complete set of rules governing 3x3 basketball:</strong></div><blockquote class="embedly-card"><h4><a href="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/06/04/3x3-rules-of-the-game-2017_interpretations.pdf?ext=.pdf">null</a></h4><p>null</p></blockquote><script async="" src="~//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js" charSet="UTF-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</p>

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Basketball: 3x3 versus 5-on-5 — What are the differences?

Dominic Menor,

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Published Jun 04, 2018 08:13 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 04, 2018 10:13 PM PHT

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