fast break
noun
: a quick offensive drive toward a goal (as in basketball) in an attempt to score before the opponent's defense is set up
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Robinson backed to the paint, taking away a layup on a Celtics fast break.
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 17 May 2025
They’ve been outscored 156-114 in the paint and 67-36 on fast breaks.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
Their first five points came on two Jrue Holiday layups from the dunker spot and a clear-path foul the veteran guard drew on a fast break.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
There are plenty of statistical indicators that suggest otherwise, not least the fact that the team’s fast break attacks have plummeted after a spike early in the Italian’s tenure:
During that period of relatively direct, transitional football, Maresca’s unease was palpable.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 17 May 2025
They’ve been outscored 156-114 in the paint and 67-36 on fast breaks.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
Their first five points came on two Jrue Holiday layups from the dunker spot and a clear-path foul the veteran guard drew on a fast break.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
There are plenty of statistical indicators that suggest otherwise, not least the fact that the team’s fast break attacks have plummeted after a spike early in the Italian’s tenure:
During that period of relatively direct, transitional football, Maresca’s unease was palpable.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Fast break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast%20break. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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