Basketball architecture

A basketball court method, the method comprising:

• providing a rectangular court surface which includes a boundary line that circumscribes court areas within which the gameplay occurs, the court areas include a first court area and an opposing court area, the court surface includes visual artifacts that facilitate the gameplay;
• providing at least one four-point scoring location in each of the court areas from which a shot can be made to a goal, the four-point scoring location of each court area bounded in part by a corresponding four-point scoring line;
• bounding the four-point scoring location of each court area by a four-point scoring line that extends across the court proximate a center court line, each four-point scoring line includes an arcuate section and straight-line sections;
• and
• providing a three-point scoring location in each of the court areas, the three-point scoring location bounded by, in part, the four-point scoring line, the boundary line, and a three-point line.

A method of providing a basketball court for basketball gameplay, the method comprising:

• providing a rectangular court surface, which includes a boundary line that circumscribes court areas within which the gameplay occurs, and a center court line that extends across a width of the court and divides the court into two equivalent court areas, the court areas include a first court area and an opposing court area, the court surface includes visual cues that facilitate the gameplay;
• providing scoring locations relative to the court areas, the scoring locations demarcated on the court surface and from which shots can be made to a goal, the scoring locations include four-point scoring locations and three-point scoring locations from which to score points;
• and
• bounding the four-point scoring location of each court area by a four-point scoring line that extends across the court proximate a center court line, each four-point scoring line includes an arcuate section and straight-line sections.