fast break

noun

Basketball.

a play or method of play that brings the ball from one end of the court to the other quickly, usually by one or two quick passes in an attempt by the offensive team to score before the defensive team can get into position.

fast-break

[ fast-breyk, fahst- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

Basketball.

fast-broke, fast-broken, fast-breaking.

to execute or play in the style of a fast break.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fast break¹

First recorded in 1945–50

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And the kind of two-on-one fast break with Austin Reaves and LeBron James that usually would be an alley-oop became an alley-oops when Reaves threw the ball too high and James missed the layup.

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So look for lots of pressing, fast breaks and seeing which team can avoid turnovers, make threes and convert free throws Saturday.

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The percentage of goals scored after "fast breaks", according to Opta, has never been higher than this season.

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Without them City are spread out and a little more wild, hence their new vulnerability to fast breaks and individual errors from panicked defenders pulled out of position.

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This is the kind of hoops history you didn’t know you craved, and which Sielski’s fast break of a dunk study delivers in abundance.

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