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basketball play

DEFINITIONS OF: basketball play

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n a play executed by a basketball team

Types:
pick
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
switch
a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
give-and-go
a basketball maneuver; one offensive player passes the ball to another, then runs toward the basket to take a return pass
Type of:
play
a preset plan of action in team sports
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