basketball court - the court on which basketball is playedbasketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop court - a specially marked area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance" free throw lane - a lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to 15 feet in front of the backboard; players may not enter this lane during a free throw home court - (basketball) the court where the host team plays its home games paint, key - (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint" |