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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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Franchise

Sports; Basketball

A term for a team in professional sports league organization.

Alive

Sports; Basketball

A ball is alive when it is released by a shooter or thrower, or legally tapped by a jumper during a jump ball; the game clock starts only when the ball becomes alive; compare with live

Backboard

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) the rectangular structure, 6' x 3 1/2', to which the basket is attached

Jerry Sloan

Sports; Basketball

NBA Utah Jazz coach since 1988 and the longest-tenured coach in all of American professional sports to date, Jerry Sloan officially resigned on February 10, 2011. His coaching style held a 1221-803 ...

Boston Celtics

Sports; Basketball

An NBA team based in the TD Garden, Boston, and playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. With 17 NBA Championships, they have the most titles of any team, although most were won ...

James Harden

Sports; Basketball

An American professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the Oklahoma City Thunder in ...

Rebound

Sports; Basketball

A ball or shot that bounces back after striking a hard surface and a recovery of possession of a missed shot.

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