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BASKETBALL TERMS
- Alive - Assist
- Backboard - Boxing Out
- Center - Cylinder
- Dead Ball - Dunk
- Elbowing - Established
- Fake - Full Court
- Game Clock - Guarding
- Half Court - Home Court
- In the Paint - Inside Shooting
- Jump Ball - Jump Shot
- Keep - Key
- Lay In - Lower % Shot
- Man-to-Man - MVP
- NBA - NIT
- Pass - Pump Fake
- Quadruple - Qualifying Offer
- Rebound - Run
- Salary Cap - Swing Man
- Team Foul - Tweener
- Upset - Zone Defense
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Basketball Terms
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10 foot (3 m) high hoop (the goal) under organized rules. Basketball is one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in the world.
Points are scored by passing the ball through the basket from above; the team with more points at the end of the game wins. The ball can be advanced on the court by bouncing it (dribbling) or passing it between teammates. Disruptive physical contact (fouls) is not permitted and there are restrictions on how the ball can be handled (violations).
Through time, basketball has developed to involve common techniques of shooting, passing and dribbling, as well as players' positions and offensive and defensive structures. While competitive basketball is carefully regulated, numerous variations of basketball have developed for casual play.
While competitive basketball is primarily an indoor sport, played on a basketball court, less regulated variations have become exceedingly popular as an outdoor sport among both inner city and rural groups.
