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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upset

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) when a higher-seeded (better) team loses to a lower-seeded (inferior) one.

violation

Sports; Basketball

An offense of the rules other than a foul, as in basketball, such as traveling or a three-second violation.

weakside

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) the side of the court away from the ball.

zone defense

Sports; Basketball

(basketball term) a defense where each defender is responsible for an area of the court and must guard any player who enters that area; compare with man-to-man defense.