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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Center Keba Keita gives Wright a good pick-and-roll partner and elevates the defense.
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 June 2025
After trading Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic, the Lakers are in desperate need of a pick-and-roll partner for Doncic, who can also be an enforcer in the paint.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Haliburton carved them up with precision: 11-of-23 from the field, 5-of-12 from three, picking on Mikal Bridges in isolation and drawing Mitchell Robinson into uncomfortable spots in the pick-and-roll.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
Ware totaled just 19 points, 19 rebounds and two blocks in 73 minutes over the four games, and struggled to defend the Cavaliers’ pick-and-roll attack.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 June 2025
After trading Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic, the Lakers are in desperate need of a pick-and-roll partner for Doncic, who can also be an enforcer in the paint.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Haliburton carved them up with precision: 11-of-23 from the field, 5-of-12 from three, picking on Mikal Bridges in isolation and drawing Mitchell Robinson into uncomfortable spots in the pick-and-roll.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
Ware totaled just 19 points, 19 rebounds and two blocks in 73 minutes over the four games, and struggled to defend the Cavaliers’ pick-and-roll attack.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
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“Pick-and-roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-and-roll. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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