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In a crossover, the ball handler changes the ball from one hand to the other using a single dribble. The crossover is a common dribbling move and is used when changing direction. [1] A crossover functions best when the ball handler looks and acts like they are headed in one direction, before crossing over to the other direction. [2]
A crossover dribble is a basketball maneuver in which a player dribbling the ball switches the ball rapidly from one hand to the other, to make a change in direction. [1] In a typical example the player heads up-court, dribbling the ball in (say) the left hand, then makes a wide step left with a head fake.
The pick and roll (also called a ball screen or screen and roll) in basketball is an offensive play in which a player sets a screen (pick) for a teammate handling the ball and then moves toward the basket (rolls) to receive a pass. In the NBA, the play came into vogue in the 1990s and has developed into the league's most common offensive action ...
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Doncic had a triple-double — he’s now had one against all 30 NBA teams — with 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists, but made just one of seven from three and only six of 17 from the field.
Kent Benson attempting a hook shot for the Indiana Hoosiers in 1977 Richard Mason Rocca attempting a hook shot for Eldo Napoli in 2006. In basketball, a hook shot is a play where the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball using a sweeping motion of the arm farther from the basket in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head.
Even the highest-scoring NBA teams average only about 1.1 points per possession. [8] Giving such a team two free throws on each possession, the poorest free throw shooting teams make around 70% of their free throws and would score 1.4 points per possession. [9] So intentionally fouling tends not to reduce the opponent's score.
Vučević is playing highly efficient offense this season, scoring 20.2 points per game and converting on 55.7% of his shots, including 42.9% of his 3-pointers.