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--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -26,15 +26,19 @@
 			}
 			// Check for rim bounce
 			var hoopBounds = hoop.getBounds();
 			var ballBounds = self.getBounds();
+			// Adjust for rim bounce area
+			var rimBounceHeight = 15; // Height of the rim bounce area
 			// Left rim collision
-			if (ballBounds.right > hoopBounds.left && ballBounds.left < hoopBounds.left && ballBounds.bottom > hoopBounds.top) {
+			if (ballBounds.right > hoopBounds.left && ballBounds.left < hoopBounds.left && ballBounds.bottom > hoopBounds.top && ballBounds.bottom < hoopBounds.top + rimBounceHeight) {
 				self.velocity.x = -Math.abs(self.velocity.x); // Reverse velocity for bounce off left rim
+				self.velocity.y *= -0.5; // Reduce vertical speed to simulate bounce effect
 			}
 			// Right rim collision
-			if (ballBounds.left < hoopBounds.right && ballBounds.right > hoopBounds.right && ballBounds.bottom > hoopBounds.top) {
+			if (ballBounds.left < hoopBounds.right && ballBounds.right > hoopBounds.right && ballBounds.bottom > hoopBounds.top && ballBounds.bottom < hoopBounds.top + rimBounceHeight) {
 				self.velocity.x = Math.abs(self.velocity.x); // Reverse velocity for bounce off right rim
+				self.velocity.y *= -0.5; // Reduce vertical speed to simulate bounce effect
 			}
 			self.x += self.velocity.x;
 			self.y += self.velocity.y;
 			self.velocity.y += 0.98; // Gravity effect
@@ -241,34 +245,17 @@
 			hoopMoving = true;
 		} else if (LK.getScore() % 25 == 0 && LK.getScore() > 25) {
 			hoopSpeed *= 1.2;
 		}
-		// Animate ball through hoop on score
-		var scoreAnimationFrames = 30; // Duration of the animation in frames
-		var scoreAnimationCurrentFrame = 0;
-		var ballEndX = hoop.x; // End position X (center of the hoop)
-		var ballEndY = hoop.y + hoop.height / 2 + ball.height / 2; // End position Y (just below the hoop)
-		var ballStartX = ball.x;
-		var ballStartY = ball.y;
-		var ballDeltaX = (ballEndX - ballStartX) / scoreAnimationFrames;
-		var ballDeltaY = (ballEndY - ballStartY) / scoreAnimationFrames;
-		var scoreAnimationInterval = LK.setInterval(function () {
-			ball.x += ballDeltaX;
-			ball.y += ballDeltaY;
-			scoreAnimationCurrentFrame++;
-			if (scoreAnimationCurrentFrame >= scoreAnimationFrames) {
-				LK.clearInterval(scoreAnimationInterval);
-				// Move the ball back to the respawn position after animation
-				ball.x = 1024; // Center horizontally
-				ball.y = 100; // Start 100 pixels down from the top of the screen
-				ball.velocity = {
-					x: 0,
-					y: 0
-				}; // Make the ball still when it respawns
-				isDragging = true; // Keep the ball still until interacted with
-				isInPlay = false;
-			}
-		}, 1000 / 60); // Set interval to match game frame rate
+		// Move the ball back to the respawn position
+		ball.x = 1024; // Center horizontally
+		ball.y = 100; // Start 100 pixels down from the top of the screen
+		ball.velocity = {
+			x: 0,
+			y: 0
+		}; // Make the ball still when it respawns
+		isDragging = true; // Keep the ball still until interacted with
+		isInPlay = false;
 		// Move the hoop to a new location
 		var newX = Math.random() * (1848 - 100) + 100; // Random x position between 100 and 1848
 		var newY = Math.random() * (2532 - 1200) + 1200; // Random y position between 1200 and 2532
 		// Add glide animation to the hoop when it moves to a different location