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Originally posted by Lotto
My question is about part (b). How can you have a foul in the act of shooting after the second half has ended? The half doesn't end until the try is over!
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When the try ends and when the act of shooting ends have nothing to do with each other. The act of shooting ends when an airborne shooter returns to the floor. The half ends when the try is successful, when it is certain the throw is unsuccessful, when the thrown ball touches the floor or when the ball becomes dead.
In the play, they're saying that the try and the half ended prior to the airborne shooter returning to the floor. Unlikely but possible. Let's say A1 dunks the ball at the buzzer. As he returns to the floor, he is blocked by B1 who has moved underneath him, while he is in the air. That is what situation B is describing.