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English Basketball Terminology This is the second edition of the "NBA Vocabulary List". It adds some words to the original, adds some explanations, and corrects the errors in the first edition. But there are still many words that cannot find a completely corresponding Chinese explanation, so they can only describe their meaning. If it's not accurate, I hope you can include it more. If any expert knows its Chinese meaning, I hope you can give me some advice. Achillestendon: Achilles Tendon Airball: "Three non-touches", the ball thrown does not touch anything. According to the explanation given by Merriam Webster, it is amissshotinbasketballthatfailstotouchtherimandbackboard, so the literal translation should be "not touching the two". Alley-oop: "Alley-oop." One player throws the ball into the air, and another player catches the ball in the air and dunks the ball into the basket. Arena: playing field; arena. For example, Seattle's home stadium is called KeyArena. Assist: assist (abbreviation: Ast.) Backboard: rebound. Note: not basketboard. Backcourt: backcourt. A team's own half is the backcourt, which is the half of the field that the team must defend. Backdoorpaly: One of the basic basketball tactics. When one player receives the ball around the free throw arc, another player immediately inserts into the basket from the weak side to receive a pass from his teammate and score a shot. Bankshot: wipe the ball, hit the board into the basket Baseline: the bottom line, the boundary line at both ends of the court Basket: the basket. Also known as ring, there is also a popular way of saying it is hoop. Bench: Substitute Blockshot: Block (abbreviation: Blk.) Blocking: Blocking foul. Note: The ing form of the verb is used here, specifically referring to the foul action. Blooper (American slang) makes a fool of himself. The NBA is particularly good at capturing this kind of tidbits on and off the court, and releases the "Top Ten" shots of making a fool of itself every season. Board: rebound. ESPN announcers love to use this word when calling game results. Boo: (n) boo; (v) boo, boo. A way for fans to vent their dissatisfaction. Bouncepass: Hit the ground pass Boxout: Grab a rebound to block, that is, when grabbing a rebound, stand between the opponent and the basket and use your body to block the defender. Brick: (v) The ball hits the basket or backboard and is knocked out. Many Bulls fans held a sign with "Brick" written on it and kept shaking it in front of the free throw player's eyes when the visiting team was taking free throws, disrupting his line of sight and thus interfering with the free throws. Bury: To score (a ball), often used in the phrase buryajumperBuzzerbeater: The last shot before the end of the game. The buzzer is a buzzer used for competitions. Captain: captain. The captain is the only person on the field qualified to discuss rules and penalties with the referee. Charging: A charging foul is a foul where an offensive player charges a defensive player who is in a reasonable defensive position and is not moving. Cheersquad: cheerleading team, also called hurryamCoach: coach. For example, Headcoach is the head coach and Assistantcoach is the assistant coach. Coast-to-coast: from one end of the court to the other (n). For example: coast-to-coastpass. Conference: Alliance. The NBA is divided into two leagues (Eastern Conference and Western Conference), and each league has its own logo. Commissioner: President. The current commissioner of the NBA is David Stern. Cornrow: A popular hairstyle in the NBA today. The hair is tied into a row of braids. People like Iverson and Sprewell have this hairstyle. This word is very vivid and appropriate. Court: court; playing field. homecourt home court.

Crossover: Cross dribbling. Tim Hardaway's trademark move. Cut: cut in Debut: first appearance Defense: defense. When the visiting team attacks, we can often hear the home fans shouting "Defense! Defense!" led by the stadium sound engineer. Denytheball: Going around to defend. Disqualification: Being sent off (abbreviation: DQ.), also called foulout. Division: Division. The NBA has four divisions, and each league has two divisions. Double-double: Double-double, that is, two technical statistical indicators reach double digits. Doubledribble: two dribbles Double-team: double team Doubledribble: two dribbles Downtown: the area beyond the three-point line Draft: the draft, the NBA's annual recruitment conference Dribble: (vt, n) dribble Duo: original Meaning is a duet, which in basketball specifically refers to a duo, such as Karl Malone and John Stockton. Explosiveness: explosive power Fadeawayshot: fade away shot. Also known as fadeawayjumper. Fake: (n) fake action; (v) make fake action Fastbreak: fast break; quick breakthrough Finals: finals. Semifinals semifinals. Fieldgoal: Shooting, including two-point shots and three-point shots (abbreviation: FG.). Fingerroll: The action of fingering the ball during an underhand layup. Flagrantfoul: An unnecessary or excessive foul, flagrant foul. Foul: A foul. A personal foul is called personalfoul; the cumulative fouls of the entire team are called teamfoul. Foultrouble: (n) The trouble caused by a player being restricted by the number of fouls. For example, if the player has committed nearly 6 fouls, he will be sent off if he commits one or two more fouls. Freeagent: free agent. Athletes and newcomers whose contracts have expired are free agents, and the free agent's stay is not restricted by the team. Freethrow: Free throw (Abbreviation: FT.) Frontcourt: Frontcourt. The opponent's half is the frontcourt, which is the half of the field where your team's players attack. GB: The abbreviation of GamesBehind, the number of backward games. There is no such thing as points in the NBA. The gap between teams is generally expressed in games behind. Give-and-go: One of the basic tactical combinations. The offensive player passes the ball to another teammate - give, then cuts to the basket, and then receives the return pass from his teammate for a layup (or dunk) to score - go. This is what we often call "pass-and-cut cooperation." Go: It’s similar to what our fans say, “Go!” In the finals between the Bulls and the Lakers, a Bulls fan shouted "Go Bulls! Take it home!" while watching the game away from home, which translated into Chinese was "Go Bulls! Take it (the championship) back" Home! "Goaltending: Jamming the ball. When the thrown ball starts to fall from the highest point (before reaching the basket), the defensive player can no longer touch the ball, otherwise the defensive team will be judged to have interfered with the ball and the offensive team will score. This rule was introduced to the NBA in 1944 to limit giant centers like George Mikan from being too "overbearing" at the basket. Greenroom: During the draft, the rookie gathered with his family and friends in the greenroom. When NBA Commissioner David Stern read his name, the rookie came to the front desk, which also meant that he had been selected by an NBA team. About to start his career. Gunner: A pitcher who often shoots. Hand-checking: a: A defensive technique in which the opponent's body is touched with the hands to track the opponent's position. Also called hand-check. b: A type of defensive foul. The defensive player blocks the offensive player's movement with his hands.

Defenders cannot use their arms to block the movement of offensive players. Legal hand-checking techniques only allow hands to contact the opponent's body to track the opponent's position, but the hands are not allowed to use force to impede the opponent's movement. Handsoff: hand-to-hand pass Hangtime: air time, that is, the time an athlete stays in the air when shooting. Highpost: around the free throw arc. Hong Kong commentators translate it as "high post". Holding: a pulling foul. Hookshot: a hook shot, sometimes directly expressed as "hook". What's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's nickname - "sky-hook"? Hustle: used to describe athletes playing very hard and aggressively. I once watched a short film introducing Dikembe Mutombo, and his first words were "WelcometohustleMutombo". In the NBA, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks are used to describe an athlete's aggressiveness. The title of this data table is also called hustle. Illegaldefense: Illegal defense. Defending a zone in the NBA is illegal. Injurylist: Injury list. If a player is injured and cannot participate in the game, according to NBA regulations, he must be listed on the injured list (the injured list is public) (abbreviated IL). Jam: Dunk. one-handedjam dunk with one hand; two-handedjam dunk with both hands. Famous singers Michael Jackson and Michael Jordan collaborated on an MTV video called "Jam". Jersey: athlete's vest, also called uniform. When some athletes who have made great contributions to the team retire, their jersey also retires with them. His jersey is hung high on the ceiling of the team's home court. In the future, other athletes can no longer use the number on this jersey. Jumpball: jump ball; scrimmage Jumpshot: jump shot. Also used as jumper. Lane: penalty area, also called freethrowlane. When basketball was first invented, the penalty area was elongated, its width was shorter than the diameter of the penalty arc, and it was shaped like a key, so it was also called the key. Layup: layup Ligament: ligament. Cruciateligament, cruciate ligament, the ligament in the knee joint, is the most vulnerable part for athletes to be injured, including anteriorcruciateligament and posteriorcruciateligament. Lockerroom: locker room logo: logo, the NBA's logo is a dribbling athlete, it is said to be designed according to the image of Jerry West, the NBA has been using this logo since the 1960s. teamlogo, team logo. Lottery: The process of determining draft order. It used to be decided by tossing a coin, which was called a "lottery" because of its uncertainty. Lowpost: In the three-second zone, the part on both sides of the basket and close to the baseline. Hong Kong commentators translated it as "low post". Mascot: mascot. Many teams in the NBA have their own mascots, and some have more than one. The more famous ones include Phoenix's Gorilla, Houston's Turbo, etc. There is a rule in the NBA that the identity of the mascot actor is not allowed in order to maintain a sense of mystery. If any reporter accidentally sees the actor, they are not allowed to take pictures or videos. When they need to be interviewed, the actor is often sitting there holding the mascot's helmet, with other costumes unchanged, turning off most of the lighting, and only shining a beam of light from behind, so that the audience can only see an outline. Matchup: (n) Correspondence between various positions on offense and defense Meniscus: meniscus. A piece of cartilage in the knee joint is also one of the places where athletes are prone to injuries. We often hear that an athlete is on the injured list due to a torn meniscus and cannot play for several months. Move: move.

This word appears very frequently in the NBA. For example, we say "Greatmove!" for a beautiful move; we call it "Spinmove" for turning away. MVP: MostValuablePlayer, the most valuable athlete NBA: National Basketball Association abbreviation Net: Nets. To check whether the ball has entered the basket, when David Benoit of Utah dunked, the ball hit his head and popped out of the basket. The ball did not touch the net during the whole process, so the goal was disallowed. No-chargearea: Attack the charge area. According to the new rules of 1997, draw a semicircle (dashed line) with the center of the basket as the center and a radius of 4 feet under each of the two baskets. This area is called the offensive rational zone. In the offensive rational zone, there are only obstructions. Foul without hitting someone with the ball (note: except O'Neal amendment). Offense: Offense. The adjective form is offensive (abbreviation: off.), which can modify other nouns. For example, offensiverebound is offensive rebound (offensive rebound). Openshot: (n) Outletpass: The first pass after grabbing the basketball board, usually a long pass from across the court. Out-of-bounds: Overthelimit: Literally translated, it means exceeding the foul limit, which means that if any team commits more than four fouls in any quarter, it will be awarded a free throw, regardless of whether the offensive team member has a shooting action. , and every subsequent foul they commit will result in a free throw. Overtime: Overtime, time is 5 minutes. Palming: What we often call "turning the wrist" is an illegal dribbling action, also called carrying the ball. Pass: Pass Penetration: Penetration. Unlike cut, penetration does not necessarily have to cut in. For example, on the last ball of the 1997 Finals, Jordan dribbled toward the basket but did not cut directly in. Everyone saw what happened next. The announcer at the time said: "penetration by Michael Jordan, double team on Jordan, Kerropen, Kerrknockitdown". Personalfoul: Personal foul Pick-and-roll: Pick-and-roll tactics. One of the basic offensive tactics in basketball. The offensive player sets a screen for the teammate holding the ball, which is called "setapick" in English. Then the screener moves toward the basket, which is called "roll", and then receives the pass from the teammate. When no one is guarding, Shoot. Pickn'Roll is Malone and Stockton's specialty. Strategies derived from pick include pick-and-fade, pick-and-split, etc. Pick: Cover Pivot: a: The action of turning the body to change direction with one foot as the pivot foot (n). b: The area under the basket controlled by the center. Playoff: rematch; playoffs, that is, the knockout rounds for the top eight teams in each league after the regular season. Pointguard: Point guard, also used as point guard. Position: Position. Athletes in the NBA are divided into three positions - forward, center, and guard. Powerforward: Power forward, often called the "second center" in our country. The two are slightly different. The "two centers" are based on the position of the center and are derived from the "dual centers" tactic, which we learned from the big brother of the Soviet Union. The power forwards are still forwards in theory, and they are the rebounders of the team. A go-getter and defensive stalwart. Press: press (defense). full-courtpress, full-court press; half-courtpress, half-court press. Pumpfake: A fake shot. Pushing: A pushing foul. Quadruple-double: A quadruple-double. That is, four technical statistical indicators exceed double digits.

It is very rare that it has only appeared four times in history, created by David Robinson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Nate Thurmond and Alvin Robertson. Quarter: section. An NBA game is divided into four quarters, each quarter is 12 minutes. The first two sections are called first-half, and the last two sections are called second-half. Rebound: Rebound (Abbreviation: Reb.) Refree: Referee Rejection: Block Reverse: (a) Reflexive. For example, a reverse dunk after cutting from the baseline is reversedunkRim: Basket Rookie: Rookie, an athlete who plays in the NBA for the first year. Therefore, the first season for newcomers is also called rookieseason. Run: Score continuously. During the game, a certain team's 12-0 run in last 4 minutes will often be displayed on the screen, which means that this team scored 12 points in a row in the past 4 minutes and achieved a 12-0 victory. SalaryCap: Salary Cap Score: Score. Scorer scorer. Scout: scout. Marty Blake is the Director of Scouting Services of the NBA. This highly respected person has made a great contribution to the NBA. Without his efforts, we might not be able to see basketball stars such as Pippen, Majerle, Dumars, and Porter who came out of bad schools. Screen: Screen, same as pickSeason: Season Shotclock: 24-second timer Sideline: Sideline Sixthman: The sixth man, the first player to come off the bench, and an important substitute player in the team. Slamdunk: A heavy dunk, specifically refers to a hard dunk with the ball held in both hands and jumping high with all the strength:), it can also be a one-handed dunk, here slam means a bang, emphasizing the sound made when dunking. Also known as Dunk. Sneaker: sports shoes, specifically those with canvas rubber soles. Squad: five-man team, an informal term for a basketball team. Starting-lineup: opening lineup, opening main force Steal: steal the ball; steal the ball (abbreviation: Stl.) Strongside: strong side. The side with the ball is the strong side. (For specific definitions of strong side and weak side, please see the "Zone Defense FAQ") Substitutes: Substitutes Suspend: Temporarily suspend an athlete from playing; Suspension Swat: Block a shot Swingman: Athletes who are capable of playing two different positions, especially those who can play Shootingguard can also play small forward athletes, such as Hornets' Eddie Jones, Kings' Nick Anderson, etc. Note: Don't mistake swingman for an athlete's nickname. Switch: Change (defense) Tattoo: Tattoo. According to a 1997 Associated Press survey, 35.1 percent of NBA players have tattoos. Nowadays, tattoos have become as fashionable in the NBA as cornrows. Some tattoos have become the trademarks of athletes, such as O'Neal's Superman "S" and Stoudamire's Mighty Mouse. Team: Double attack (Note: It does not have to be a double attack, it can be a multi-person attack) Technicalfoul: Technical foul. Like timeout, the initial letter of technicalfoul is also "T", which is why the referee uses both hands to form a capital "T" when awarding a technical foul. But the difference is that when requesting a timeout, the coach or player makes this gesture; when making a technicalfoul penalty, the referee makes this gesture. See timeoutThree-pointshot: Three-pointer Three-pointer: Three-pointer Three-pointplay: Shoot a two-pointer and cause the opponent to foul. Note: This word is different from three-pointshot and three-pointer.

Three-secondviolation: Three-second violation, also called 3secondruleinfraction. Tie: draw; draw Timeout: pause. There are short timeouts of 20 seconds (20-second timeout) and long timeouts (regular timeout) of 100 seconds in the NBA. Because timeout begins with a "T", coaches and players use their hands to form a "T" when requesting a timeout. Tip-in: Tip-off Tip-off: Jump ball to kick off. Note the difference between tip-off and jumpball. Jumpball simply refers to jumping balls and scrimmages, while tip-off only uses a jump ball to kick off the ball at the beginning of the game. Kick-off can be used to help understand here. Kick-off is the kick-off method of American football, and tip-off is the kick-off method of basketball. They all describe this action very vividly. Transition: The process of switching from offense to defense. Trashtalk: The "nonsense", swear words, and trash talk used to tease each other between players. This word is not difficult to understand, just take it literally. Traveling: Walking violation, also called WalkingTriple-double: Triple-double, that is, three technical statistical indicators exceed double digits. Turnover: mistake, (abbreviation: To.). This is easier to understand. The turnover is turned back. Why is it turned back? It's because the offensive player made a mistake and the ball went into the opponent's hands. There is a special statistic in the NBA called assist/turnover, which is based on the ratio of a player's assists to his turnovers. This statistic can accurately reflect whether a point guard is competent at his job. Uniform: Uniform. The uniform of a basketball player is of course a vest and shorts, and uniform sometimes refers to a vest. Versatile: versatile, used in the NBA to describe athletes with comprehensive skills. Veteran: veteran athletes. The NBA attaches great importance to veterans. Every team regards their veterans as a fortune. The probability of the word veteran appearing in the NBA is very high. Vs: The abbreviation of vs., right..., such as Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets. Warmup: warm up. NBA athletes pay special attention to warm-up exercises. To reduce injuries, warm-up exercises are particularly important. Some even ask team doctors and trainers to help warm-up exercises. However, I found that the fans around me did not pay attention to warm-up exercises. Weakside: weak side. The side without the ball is the weak side. (For specific definitions of strong side and weak side, please see "Zone Defense FAQ") Wideopen: (n) Open and undefended. In most cases, the purpose of tactical coordination is to create a wide open for teammates so that they can take shots calmly. Zone: zone defense; zone defense. Also known as Zonedefense.