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Air ball

Alley-oop pass

Assist

Backboard

Backcourt violation

Ball

Bank shot

Baseball pass

Baseline

Baseline drive

Basket

Basketball

Bench

Between-the-Iegs-dribble

Blocking

Bounce pass

Boxing out

Bucket

Centers

Charge

Charging Foul

Chest pass

Clear Path Foul

Court

Crossover dribble

Dead ball

Dead Ball Foul

Defensive Foul

Double dribble

Double foul

Double team

Downtown

Draft

Dribble

Dunk

Elbow

Fake

Fast break

Flagrant Foul

Forfeited game

Forwards

Foul Trouble

Free throw

Front court

Full-court press

Goaltending

Guards

Hand Checking

High post

Incidental contact

Intentional Foul

Interference

Jump ball

Jump shot

Key

Lay up

Legal guarding position

Live ball

Loose Foul

Low post

Man-to-man

Motion

MVP

NBA

No-look pass

Officials

Out of bound

Outlet pass

Over the Back Foul

Overhead pass

Overtime

Passing lanes

Personal Foul

Pivot

Playmaker

Possession indicator

Reach-In Foul

Rebound

Scoring

Shot clock

Slam dunk

Starting

Strong side

Substitutes

Team Foul

Technical Foul

Ten-second rule

Three-point play

Three-point shot

Three-second rule

Time

Uniform

Verticality

Violations

Weak side

Zone

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