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Terms of or pertaining to the game of basketball which involves two teams of five players trying to work together to accumulate points by shooting or dunking a ball through a basket. The team with the most points by the end of the game wins.

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Basketball

court vision

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) a player's ability to see everything on the court during play — such as where his teammates and defenders are set up — which enables him to make better choices in passing; the best ...

crossover dribble

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) when a ball handler dribbles the ball across his body from one hand to the other.

dead ball

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) any ball that is not live; occurs after each successful field goal or free-throw attempt, after any official's whistle or if the ball leaves the court; it stops play which is then ...

defence

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) the act of preventing the offense from scoring; the team without the ball.

defensive rebound

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) a rebound of an opponent's missed shot.

double team

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) when two teammates join efforts in guarding a single opponent.

downcourt

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) the direction a team on offense moves, from its backcourt into its frontcourt and towards its own basket.

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