pick-and-roll
noun
: a basketball play in which a player sets a screen and then cuts toward the basket for a pass
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Tried his best to execute pick-and-rolls.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
To help prepare for Tuesday’s game against the Houston Rockets (17-9), Lopez worked with Harden on the pick-and-roll the past two days.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
Conley and DiVincenzo lead a group that can score but lacks the steady, consistent pick-and-roll floor-general play that some contenders value.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
But the reintegration process of a high-usage player such as Herro to a Heat team using a completely new offense running the fewest pick-and-rolls in the league this season will take time.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Dec. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
To help prepare for Tuesday’s game against the Houston Rockets (17-9), Lopez worked with Harden on the pick-and-roll the past two days.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
Conley and DiVincenzo lead a group that can score but lacks the steady, consistent pick-and-roll floor-general play that some contenders value.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
But the reintegration process of a high-usage player such as Herro to a Heat team using a completely new offense running the fewest pick-and-rolls in the league this season will take time.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Pick-and-roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-and-roll. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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