pick-and-roll
noun
: a basketball play in which a player sets a screen and then cuts toward the basket for a pass
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The Grizzlies star finished his run by going into another pick-and-roll with Edey and splashing home a 3-pointer that cut the Thunder’s lead from 19 to 12 in a little over two minutes.
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William Guillory, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Ware also struggled to defend the Cavaliers’ lethal pick-and-rolls at times, as the Heat allowed 150 points per 100 possessions in the 20 minutes that Ware played on Sunday compared to 126.4 points per 100 possessions in the 28 minutes that Ware spent on the bench in the contest.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
Aaron Gordon’s versatility: One pretty significant aspect of Denver’s dismal pick-and-roll defense in the first quarter was the unproductive space occupied by Nikola Jokic, who probably needed to be more aggressive at the level of the screen.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
The best play in the NBA, when Murray is healthy, is the Murray and Jokic two-man pick-and-roll game.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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William Guillory, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Ware also struggled to defend the Cavaliers’ lethal pick-and-rolls at times, as the Heat allowed 150 points per 100 possessions in the 20 minutes that Ware played on Sunday compared to 126.4 points per 100 possessions in the 28 minutes that Ware spent on the bench in the contest.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
Aaron Gordon’s versatility: One pretty significant aspect of Denver’s dismal pick-and-roll defense in the first quarter was the unproductive space occupied by Nikola Jokic, who probably needed to be more aggressive at the level of the screen.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
The best play in the NBA, when Murray is healthy, is the Murray and Jokic two-man pick-and-roll game.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Pick-and-roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-and-roll. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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