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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From switching 12 pick-and-rolls per 100 possessions last regular season, Adebayo switched just 5.8 pick-and-rolls per 100 possessions this regular season, according to Second Spectrum tracking data.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
In a pick-and-roll with James, Los Angeles punished Jokic over and over.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2024
The Heat won Game 2 because Adebayo and Herro won that battle, producing an excellent 1.75 points per possession (including assist opportunities) on 17 direct screens through their pick-and-roll attack on Wednesday, according to Second Spectrum.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
Paul developed excellent pick-and-roll chemistry with rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis and ranked second in the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio among players who averaged at least 25 minutes per game.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
The Lakers targeted Jokic as a primary defender and Murray as a help defender in LeBron James-Davis pick-and-rolls to start the third, leading to a pair of Davis and-one layups over Murray and an Austin Reaves 3-pointer to that extended the lead to 68-48 two minutes into the second half.
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
He’s seen every pick-and-roll coverage in the book, so nothing will surprise him.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Once the Crimson Tide started forcing Clingan into high pick-and-rolls, lanes to the basket starting opening up - as did the 3-point line.
—CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
There were smooth pull-up jumpers, driving layups, floaters, pull-up threes in transition and assists out of pick-and-rolls.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2024
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
In a pick-and-roll with James, Los Angeles punished Jokic over and over.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2024
The Heat won Game 2 because Adebayo and Herro won that battle, producing an excellent 1.75 points per possession (including assist opportunities) on 17 direct screens through their pick-and-roll attack on Wednesday, according to Second Spectrum.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
Paul developed excellent pick-and-roll chemistry with rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis and ranked second in the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio among players who averaged at least 25 minutes per game.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
The Lakers targeted Jokic as a primary defender and Murray as a help defender in LeBron James-Davis pick-and-rolls to start the third, leading to a pair of Davis and-one layups over Murray and an Austin Reaves 3-pointer to that extended the lead to 68-48 two minutes into the second half.
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
He’s seen every pick-and-roll coverage in the book, so nothing will surprise him.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Once the Crimson Tide started forcing Clingan into high pick-and-rolls, lanes to the basket starting opening up - as did the 3-point line.
—CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
There were smooth pull-up jumpers, driving layups, floaters, pull-up threes in transition and assists out of pick-and-rolls.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Pick-and-roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-and-roll. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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