A Spectator's Guide to Basketball: The Action, Rules, and Beauty of the Game |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
NOTE TO THE READER | 13 |
What Basketball is All About | 15 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
All-Star awards the ball back court backboard ball handler ball is inbounded ball upcourt baseline block Boston Celtics bounces bounds called center court closely guarded coaches college basketball defender division line doubleteaming downcourt dribbler dribbles the ball dunk end line fast break feet field goal five players forward foul awards foul circle foul line fouled player fouls committed free throw free-throw line front court game action game clock guard an opponent handle the ball hash marks hoop illustration inbounds pass inbounds the ball involves jump ball lane spaces layup Los Angeles Lakers man-to-man midcourt moves normally number of games offensive foul offensive player offensive team official one-on-one opposing team overtime period pass the ball penalty situation personal foul point guard possession screens season shooting guard shot clock sideline stand tactic team foul team's teammate technical foul throwing the ball total number twenty-four seconds usually won-lost record zone defense