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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Bane was alone while trying to defend a fast break by Onyeka Okongwu with the Hawks up 79-65 in the third quarter.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
City have scored more goals from fast breaks this season (four) than last (three) and trail only Bournemouth (five) across the league as a whole.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Council led the fast break on several occasions and showed intensity on the defensive end, shadowing his man.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
From behind-the-back dribbles to no-look passes, every fast break led by Miles has a chance to be cinema.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
City have scored more goals from fast breaks this season (four) than last (three) and trail only Bournemouth (five) across the league as a whole.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Council led the fast break on several occasions and showed intensity on the defensive end, shadowing his man.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
From behind-the-back dribbles to no-look passes, every fast break led by Miles has a chance to be cinema.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Fast break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast%20break. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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