basketball play

/ˌbæskətˈbɔl pleɪ/

Other forms: basketball plays

Definitions of basketball play

1. noun

   a play executed by a basketball team
   types:

   pick

   a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body

   switch

   a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other

   give-and-go

   a basketball maneuver; one offensive player passes the ball to another, then runs toward the basket to take a return pass

   type of:

   play

   a preset plan of action in team sports