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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The size and attention to detail helped the Thunder contain one of Indiana's most reliable plays, the pick-and-roll, to stop the Pacers' screen-setting big men from finding open room to shoot beyond the 3-point line.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 June 2025
According to Second Spectrum tracking data via FiveThirtyEight, teams switched 9% of pick-and-rolls in 2014-15 and 24% of such plays in 2021-22.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
Center Keba Keita gives Wright a good pick-and-roll partner and elevates the defense.
—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
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 June 2025
According to Second Spectrum tracking data via FiveThirtyEight, teams switched 9% of pick-and-rolls in 2014-15 and 24% of such plays in 2021-22.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
Center Keba Keita gives Wright a good pick-and-roll partner and elevates the defense.
—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
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“Pick-and-roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-and-roll. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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