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Originally Posted by Raymond
Player goes to throw a pass from outside the three-point line and a defender deflects it and it goes into the basket.
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Originally Posted by BillyMac
Touched by a defender, either inside, or outside, the three point line, is easy. Three points.
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Originally Posted by BillyMac
More interesting would be if the pass was deflected by another offensive player who was also outside the three point line. I say three points ... Even more interesting would be if the end of period horn sounded as the passed and deflected ball was in flight on its way to the basket after deflecting off the second offensive player. No points.
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In Raymond's original situation (defender deflects), had the end of period horn sounded as the passed and deflected ball was in flight on its way to the basket would it be no points because it wasn't a try?
If it was not a pass, but an ordinary try, deflected by a defender (think blocked shot), and the end of period horn sounded as the deflected ball was in flight on its way to the basket, the basket would count (try hadn't ended).
But, in Raymond's original situation, it wasn't described as a try, it was described as a pass.
Enquiring minds want to know.