basketball teams

A history of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team, highlighting the games and players that have contributed to the team's success through the years.

Presents a history of the Toronto Raptors basketball team, highlighting the games and players that have contributed to the team's success through the years.

Gives readers an inside look at the Chicago Bulls basketball team, describing the team's history, uniforms, accomplishments, equipment, key players, coaches, and much more.

A history of the Miami Heat basketball team, highlighting the games and players that have contributed to the team's success through the years.

A history of the Houston Rockets basketball team, highlighting the games and players that have contributed to the team's success through the years.

"From clashes on college courts to big-time matchups in NBA and WNBA, basketball is an intense game. But what makes a great rivalry? Is it a showdown between two well-matched teams? Is it one player breaking another's record? From slam dunks to national championships, learn about some of basketball's most memorable rivalries"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the life of Stephen Curry in a simple, age-appropriate way.

"Fourteen-year-old Griffin Finch attends school on scholarship and is struggling to stay on the basketball team. Griffin spends the summer playing basketball on a street court for the Running Rebels in a hardscrabble neighborhood. But a summer of fast, high-scoring play ends with Griffin running home, frightened by violence in the street. Griffin makes his school team and persuades a Running Rebels teammate to apply for a basketball scholarship. Opposing ideas of how basketball should be played emerge. How can Griffin convince Coach and the rest of his team that they need to play run-and-gun basketball to win? Can he bring together his schoolmates and his friends from Regent Park?"--Provided by publisher.

Basketball has changed a lot over time. In the earliest days of the sport, there were no rules for how many players could be on the court at one time. Some early games even had 50 people from each team on the court together! Today, though, things look a lot simpler, with five players per team on the court. These five players often play different positions, and each position has a special job that goes along with it-from scoring points to getting rebounds. What are these different positions, and how do they work together to help their team win? Read on to find out!.

"Acclaimed sports journalist Marcus Thompson explores the 10 teams that transformed basketball in this illustrated history of the sport"--.