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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Getting in the ball on pick-and-rolls.
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Khobi Price, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
The two accounted for several big-to-big layups, including a particularly slick Green and Horford pick-and-roll in the first half.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
On one of the game’s first plays, Williams tossed the ball to the boy, flashed off a pick-and-roll, and found the rock deposited perfectly into his hands for a layup.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Harper has shown good chemistry with backup center Luke Kornet, who plays a more traditional pick-and-roll game.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Khobi Price, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
The two accounted for several big-to-big layups, including a particularly slick Green and Horford pick-and-roll in the first half.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
On one of the game’s first plays, Williams tossed the ball to the boy, flashed off a pick-and-roll, and found the rock deposited perfectly into his hands for a layup.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Harper has shown good chemistry with backup center Luke Kornet, who plays a more traditional pick-and-roll game.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Pick-and-roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-and-roll. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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