defensive rebound
Guarded board retrieval
A defensive rebound is a rebound grabbed by a player on the defending team—the team that did not take the shot.
When the opposing team misses, securing the defensive rebound ends their possession and gives your team the ball: He pulled down twelve defensive rebounds in the game.
Contrasts with offensive rebound.
- boardFlat rigid panel
- box outBlock opponent's rebound path
- boxing outRebounding position technique
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- rimCircular outer boundary
outlet pass · fastbreak · possession · basketball · clearance · grab · snag · caroms · second chance · paint · lane · hustle · timing · positioning · hands · bounce · high point · missed shot
- reboundsputback, second chance, board, bounce back, recovery
- reboundingboxing out, tip-in, putback, second chance