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Art 1...The act of shooting begins simultaneously with the start of the try or tap and ends when the ball is clearly in flight, and includes the airborne shooter.
Art 2...A try for field goal is an attempt by a player to score two or three points by throwing the ball into a team's own basket. A player is trying for a goal when the player has the ball and in the official's judgement (italic's mine) is throwing or attempting to throw for goal. It is not essential that the ball leave the player's hand as a foul could prevent release of the ball.
Art 3...The try starts when the player begins the motion which habitually precedes the release of the ball
Art 4...The try ends when the throw is successful, when it is certain that the throw is unsuccessful, when the thrown ball touches the floor or when the ball becomes dead.
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Art 5-8 has to do with taps and is not germain to this discussion.
Art 3 seems to include the pump fakes.