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The play used to return the ball to the court from outside the baseline along the opponent's basket. basket. Used interchangeably with goal, hoop, and net. The goal in the game of basketball, consisting of a net suspended from a hoop 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and 10 ft (305 cm) above the ground. In regulation contexts it is attached to a ...
Basketball: An all-out effort to exert pressure. In basketball, full-court press is an aggressive defence strategy in which the defenders put pressure on the opposing team over the entire court, trying to disrupt their dribbling and passing. It was widely used in this sense beginning in the late 1940s.
Twenty-one, also called play21basketball, cutthroat, hustle, tip-it, noyceball, roughhouse, scutter, rough, or rebound [1] is a popular variation of street basketball.The game is played with any number of players on a half court, but typically when not enough players are available to at least play three-on-three.
Many NBA teams now play a particular theme to accompany the home team taking the court to begin the game. They also use chant such as the defence chant to show support and pump up the crowd. The NCAA does not use organ music, but in many Division I schools, a smaller pep band plays at games (as compared to the full-size football marching bands).
United States men's national basketball team, 1992 – "The Dream Team" [248] United States men's national basketball team, 2008 – "The Redeem Team" [249] Canada men's national basketball team – "The Road Warriors" [250] Spain national basketball team – La ÑBA [251] Turkey national basketball team – Oniki Dev Adam ("12 Giant Men") [252]
During the SEC Network telecast of LSU’s 64-63 upset win at South Carolina last Saturday, the broadcasting duo of Dave Neal and Jon Sunvold were talking about the upcoming Kentucky-Auburn game ...
This game is known to this day as The Comeback, or locally in Houston as The Choke. [32] In Super Bowl LI, the Atlanta Falcons choked away a 25-point lead to the New England Patriots, after holding a 28–3 lead late in the 3rd quarter. [33] [34] Tied 28–28, the game went to sudden death overtime, where the Patriots would score a game winning ...
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