GLOSSARY


1. Air ball: when you shoot a basket, it didn;t touch evrything.
2. Alley-opp: One player puts the ball in the air, another player takes the ball and shoots into the basket.
3. Arena: The place for players to play. Such as Seattle’s named Key Arena.
4. Assist: One player pass the ball to another player and he shoot the ball into to basket within 3 walks.
5. Backboard: After drop the ball, if it is not shoot into the basket, the players can get the ball.
6. Backcourt: An arena have two side for players, the side by our team it is backcourt.
7. Baseline: the boundary line of both side of the arena.
8. Block shot: like the picture, one player want to shoot the ball in, but defensive player stop him by block shot.
9. Boo: the basketball fans use boo to vent their dissatisfaction.
10. Buzzer beater: the last shoot before the end of the game.
11. Fadeaway shot: the same as fadeaway jumper.
12. Foul: one is personal foul and another is team foul.
13. Free throw: if one player foul by other player, then he can shoot without defense and shoot two times, but it is only one for one point.

2 comments:

  1. You know I am so interesting with this basketball glossary~Thanks a lot, I have learned more new words here!

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