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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So often, Mahomes and Kelce have linked up based on their own feel for the game, which allows the Chiefs to operate like a rhythmic pick-and-roll in basketball.
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2025
And Gabby Williams’ wing 3-pointer to tie the game with 16 seconds to play — capping a five-point Seattle comeback in the second extra session — was eclipsed by a pick-and-roll finish from Dearica Hamby to seal the win.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
And the Liberty were less exposed in pick-and-rolls like in previous matchups.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
There is little post play other than on pick-and-rolls.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2025
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2025
And Gabby Williams’ wing 3-pointer to tie the game with 16 seconds to play — capping a five-point Seattle comeback in the second extra session — was eclipsed by a pick-and-roll finish from Dearica Hamby to seal the win.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
And the Liberty were less exposed in pick-and-rolls like in previous matchups.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
There is little post play other than on pick-and-rolls.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2025
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“Pick-and-roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-and-roll. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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