Leperflesh posted:

Basketball scoring also is somewhat deceptive. If you think there's not much defense going on and that's why games involve 200 points (100+ per team), here is a very cool video about a game in which both teams decided to try and set a record by not worrying about defense (besides steals) and just playing offense as fast as possible:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4afzQyGo5Q

The annoying bit in the first two minutes can be skipped if you get too annoyed. Actual content starts at ~2:15.