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Basketball is played with 5 men on each side. Usually there are 2 guards, 2 forwards, and one center. The two guards are called the point guard (called the 1) and the shooting guard (called the 2). The two forwards are called the small forward (called the 3) and the power forward (called the 4). The center is known as the 5.

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In basketball there is a center, a point guard, and two guards and a forward. Five people are on the court for each team at the same time.

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