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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Doncic has been an efficient, high-usage pick-and-roll ball-handler every season of his career.
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Khobi Price, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
With the Lakers relentlessly attacking Ware’s pick-and-roll defense, Lakers center Jaxson Hayes exploded for nine points (one basket coming off a put-back tip-in) while Ware was on the court to begin the game.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Playing well as a rim-runner/excelling in the pick-and-roll will do wonders for him.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
And then also in pick-and-roll situations, just recognizing some unders and where to pass and when to pass.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
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Khobi Price, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
With the Lakers relentlessly attacking Ware’s pick-and-roll defense, Lakers center Jaxson Hayes exploded for nine points (one basket coming off a put-back tip-in) while Ware was on the court to begin the game.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Playing well as a rim-runner/excelling in the pick-and-roll will do wonders for him.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
And then also in pick-and-roll situations, just recognizing some unders and where to pass and when to pass.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Pick-and-roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-and-roll. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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