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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Castle turned it over on a fast break.
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Wallstedt made no excuses for the roughest outing of his seven career playoff starts, acknowledging that Colorado, with its hockey version of fast break offense, is a much different challenge than Dallas, which played a more meticulous and patient offensive game.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
The Hawks, however, torched the Knicks in transition, scoring 20 fast break points to New York’s 15 and 21 points off turnovers to 18 for the Knicks.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Play continued with a fast break.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Wallstedt made no excuses for the roughest outing of his seven career playoff starts, acknowledging that Colorado, with its hockey version of fast break offense, is a much different challenge than Dallas, which played a more meticulous and patient offensive game.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
The Hawks, however, torched the Knicks in transition, scoring 20 fast break points to New York’s 15 and 21 points off turnovers to 18 for the Knicks.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Play continued with a fast break.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Fast break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast%20break. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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