Basketball

Basketball

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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Scottie Pippen

Sports; Basketball

Scottie Pippen (born September 25, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association. He is most remembered for his time with the Chicago ...

Double-double

Sports; Basketball

A double-double is defined as a performance in which a player accumulates a double-digit number total in two of five statistical categories—points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots—in a ...

Ray Allen

Sports; Basketball

Walter Ray Allen, Jr. (born July 20, 1975) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He formerly played for ...

Kyrie Irving

Sports; Basketball

Kyrie Andrew Irving (born March 23, 1992) is an Australian-American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He ...

Buzzer beater

Sports; Basketball

The act of making a field goal in the last seconds of a basketball game for a win or tie. This term is often used in situations where the outcome cannot be predetermined until the very end.

Double dribble

Sports; Basketball

A rule violation in basketball where a player with possession of the ball commences the act of dribbling twice in one possession or bounces the ball to the ground with both hands.