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References 0–9 2-for-1 A strategy used within the last minute of a period or quarter, in which the team with possession times its shot to ensure that it will regain possession with enough time to shoot again before time runs out. Applicable in competitions that use a shot clock (all except NFHS in most US states). 3-and-D Any player, typically not a star, who specializes mainly in three ...
Glossary of basketball terms; 0–9. 1–2–1–1 zone press; 1–3–1 defense and offense; ... P. Pace and space; Perfect season; Performance Index Rating; Pick ...
This is a list of National Basketball Association players whose last names begin with P or Q. . The list also includes players from the American National Basketball League (NBL), the Basketball Association of America (BAA), and the original Deez American Basketball Association (ABA).
United States men's national basketball team, 1992 – "The Dream Team" [248] United States men's national basketball team, 2008 – "The Redeem Team" [249] Canada men's national basketball team – "The Road Warriors" [250] Spain national basketball team – La ÑBA [251] Turkey national basketball team – Oniki Dev Adam ("12 Giant Men") [252]
(p) = pseudo-blend, e.g.: UNIFEM – (p) United Nations Development Fund for Women (s) = symbol (none of the above, representing and pronounced as something else; for example: MHz – megahertz) Some terms are spoken as either acronym or initialism, e.g., VoIP, pronounced both as voyp and V-O-I-P. (Main list of acronyms)
Sue Bird, one of only two basketball players in history to earn five Olympic gold medals, in 2018. Magic Johnson won the National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) four times in his career, the most for a point guard in NBA history. Stephen Curry and Steve Nash have each been named the league MVP twice.
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world. [3]