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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The costly giveaway led to a fast break by his former roommate at Duke.
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Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
The Garden crowd cried for a flagrant foul after Onyeka Okongwu wrapped up Scheierman to stop a fast break, but the officials did not award it.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Miami outscored Stanford 19-5 from the free throw line, 38-24 on points in the paint, 13-0 on fast break points and 17-8 on points off turnovers.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
On game night, Lavrenov was the one who threw elbows, threw down dunks and yanked down rebounds and threw outlet passes to start the fast break.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
The Garden crowd cried for a flagrant foul after Onyeka Okongwu wrapped up Scheierman to stop a fast break, but the officials did not award it.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Miami outscored Stanford 19-5 from the free throw line, 38-24 on points in the paint, 13-0 on fast break points and 17-8 on points off turnovers.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
On game night, Lavrenov was the one who threw elbows, threw down dunks and yanked down rebounds and threw outlet passes to start the fast break.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Fast break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast%20break. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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