i am not very good at playing basketball.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Basketball is a limited-contact sport played on a rectangular court. While most often played as a team sport with five players on each side, three-on-three, two-on-two, and one-on-one competitions are also common. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop in diameter and high that is mounted to a backboard at each end of the court. The game was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith. A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket being defended by the opposition team during regular play. A field goal scores three points for the shooting team if the player shoots from behind the three-point line, and two points if shot from in front of the line. A team can also score via free throws, which are worth one point, after the other team is assessed with certain fouls. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but additional time (overtime) is mandated when the score is tied at the end of regulation. The ball can be advanced on the court by passing it to a teammate, or by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling). It is a violation to lift, or drag, one's pivot foot without dribbling the ball, to carry it, or to hold the ball with both hands then resume dribbling.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I'm a huge fan of basketball! My favorite team is the Miami Heat. Are you also a fan?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Not a huge fan but I have been learning about it. Hard to believe James Naismith invented the game way back in 1891."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow! I didn't know it was that long ago! How many professional basketball teams are there? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "There are 30 teams right now. I watched a game recently the was tied at the end which brought it into overtime. Very exciting."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh that is exciting! What else have you learned about the history of basketball?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The three point line in Basketball was not invented until 1979 which is Magic Johnson and Larry Birds rookie year."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I learned something today! I thought the three point line has always been a part of the game! Larry Bird was really something, one of the best that ever played. Do you agree?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "From what I have seen he is up there. I play a little pick up basketball but we play two-on-two or three-on-three."}]