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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Picked off

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) refers to a defender who has been successfully prevented from reaching the ball handler by an offensive screen.

Pick-up games

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) impromptu games played among players who just met.

Pivot

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) a center; also the foot that must remain touching the floor until a ball handler who has stopped dribbling is ready to pass or shoot.

Playmaker

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) the point guard who generally sets up plays for his teammates.

Point spread

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) a device established by bookmakers to equalise 2 teams for betting purposes; e.g., if a team is considered to be 4 points better than another, the spread is 4 points; to win a bet ...

Point-shaving

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) an illegal practise where players intentionally win a game, but by fewer points than the point spread; led to 2 major college scandals (involved 32 of the biggest stars in the ...