![]() Also: endline.īelow-the-rim: The style of play that focuses on teamwork, defense and passing.īlock: To deflect a shot away from the basket.īounce pass: A pass thrown by a player to a teammate that bounces on the floor.īox out: Use your body to stay between an opponent and the basket and thus get into better position for a rebound.īrick: A hard, errant shot that caroms wildly off the basket or backboard.īunny: An open, uncontested shot, usually a layup or dunk. As it refers to players, a team's guards.īackdoor play: A fundamental basketball play in which one player passes to a teammate in the high post, and when the defenders follow the ball, another player cuts to the basket from the opposite side of the court to take a pass for an open shot.īall fake: Using the ball to fake an opponent off-balance pretending to pass the ball, but keeping it to make the defender commit to the pass.īank shot: A shot that is aimed at a spot on the backboard so that it caroms, or "banks," into the basket.īaseline: The line at each end of the court, under each basket. ![]() ![]() Air ball: Sarcastic term to describe a shot that doesn't touch the rim.Īssist: A pass that leads directly to a basket.īackboard: The flat surface to which the basket ring is attached.īackcourt: A team's defensive half of the court. ![]()
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