Basketball is a sports industry with a rich history and long tradition. On the other hand, its discipline, called 3x3 basketball, has only just begun to develop. The main goal of basketball, whether it is its basic form (game 5:5) or the mentioned 3x3 basketball, is to hit the basket and prevent the opponent from doing the same. However, there are considerable differences between the two sports, due to differences in the rules of the game, quality, physical and physical characteristics of the players, playing conditions… The main purpose of our work is to compare the offensive performance and some physical characteristics of 5:5 basketball and 3x3 basketball players. We looked for differences in body height, weight and age of players in the two sports. Based on basketball statistics, we compared the percentage of shots taken from different positions, the percentage of successful shots, the proportion of points scored from different positions, and the proportion of successful attacks between 5:5 and 3x3 basketball teams. We tested the differences between the two disciplines with the t-test for independent samples or the Mann-Whitney test. We found out that 3x3 basketball players were older and smaller than 5:5 basketball players, however we did not find any statistically significant differences in their body mass. The results show that 5:5 basketball players were more successful with the 6.75 m shot and free throws. Teams in 3x3 basketball achieved a higher percentage of points inside the 6.75 m line and 5:5 basketball teams achieved a higher percentage of points with free throws. Furthermore, 5:5 teams had statistically more successful offensive plays than 3x3 teams. Our observation shows that 5:5 basketball players are more effective offensively than 3x3 basketball players. We anticipate those differences to diminish over time, with progression of 3x3 basketball.
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