double-team
verb
dou·ble-team
ˈdə-bəl-ˌtēm 
double-teamed; double-teaming; double-teams
: to block or guard (an opponent) with two players at one time
double-team
noun
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The junior guard was double-teamed, pressed and face-guarded but still found his way to the rim time and time again.
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Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Laguna Hills defense ran a zone defense for much of the game and double-teamed the Schurr player that had the ball.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
The Nuggets were planning to double-team with the help coming from the middle of the floor, coaches told The Denver Post.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
That could be making a clutch three or dropping into the middle to double-team a post.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
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Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Laguna Hills defense ran a zone defense for much of the game and double-teamed the Schurr player that had the ball.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
The Nuggets were planning to double-team with the help coming from the middle of the floor, coaches told The Denver Post.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
That could be making a clutch three or dropping into the middle to double-team a post.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Double-team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-team. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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