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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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small forward
Sports; Basketball
Known as the "three", a player who is primarily in charge for racking up points via dribble penetration and cuts to the basket; responsible for seeking steals and rebounds on defense. They are ...
power forward
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Known as the "four", a player who is typically stronger and bigger than a small forward, they are in charge of the protection of the basket on the defensive phase and re-bounding the ball from the ...
center
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Known as the "five", it is the most important position of a player on the court that uses his/her size and body strength to make some scores and to defend from a position near the basket. It is the ...
violations
Sports; Basketball
An illegal action which is considered as minor class that are committed by the team with possession of the ball, when a player mishandles the ball or hits an illegal motion on its way of moving ...
fouls
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A more severe action than a violation which is an infringement of the rules. If a player commits a personal contact and unsportsmanlike conduct with an opponent that may lead to a bad sportsmanship.
zone defense
Sports; Basketball
This is a defensive game strategy that deals with the number of players on the zone front or players that is away from the goal and make its way back of the zone.
man-to-man defense
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This is a defensive game strategy that will assign each player in defending and following the movements of a single player on offense phase to prevent them from scoring and taking shot attempt as ...
