One we need to understand about basketball is teamwork. This one thing is really crucial in basketball plays all over the world. No man can survive four quarters of basketball without dribbling, this are the main thing you must do to play basketball. The other thing to master is passing. Passing is the act where you pass the ball to your teammates in hope to score. The definition of scoring in basketball is to put the ball inside the basket with any chance that you can use to do scoring. In order to score we must believe on our teammates and do not do the 'one man show' inside the game, because it is very risky to do. What if there is a chance to you to pass the ball yo your unguarded teammate but you keep the ball and failed to score? from my own experience if you do failed 'one man show', you will get a warning from your coach, or maybe a punishment like being substitute with other player. The other basic that you need to know is how to shoot three points. you can get three points if you throw the ball inside the basket from the three point line. Those are probably the basics of basketball. There are a few things more that you have to do in order to master the game of basketball such as practice and teamwork.