half-court
Divided playing area
Half-court refers to one side of a basketball court, divided at midcourt.
In half-court basketball, teams play on just one end—common in pickup games with limited space or players.
A half-court shot is launched from beyond midcourt, typically a desperate heave as time expires.
Half-court offense or defense describes play in the frontcourt after transition.
Team sport with hoops
- volleyballCourt game over net
- handballWall-based striking game
- tennisRacquet sport over net
- badmintonRacquet sport with shuttlecocks
pickleball · futsal · squash · racquetball · netball
Beyond-arc basketball score
- pressApply force downward
- trapDevice for catching animals
- backcourtHalf nearest own basket
- frontcourtOffensive half in basketball
violation · timeline · heave · buzzer-beater · inbounds · possession · turnover · offense
Apply force downward
- trapDevice for catching animals
- zoneBounded area designation
- man-to-manDirect and honest
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
tempo · possession · screen · isolation · motion · playbook · stall · slowdown
basketball
Team sport with hoops
- volleyballCourt game over net
- handballWall-based striking game
- tennisRacquet sport over net
badminton · pickleball · futsal · squash · racquetball · netball
three-pointer
Beyond-arc basketball score
frontcourt · violation · timeline · heave · buzzer-beater · inbounds · possession · turnover · offense · defense
press
Apply force downward
- trapDevice for catching animals
- zoneBounded area designation
- man-to-manDirect and honest
spacing · tempo · possession · screen · isolation · motion · playbook · stall · slowdown · grind
centerline
Road's painted midpoint marker
- midcourtCourt's central area
- timelineOrdered display of events
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
sideline · baseline · perimeter · out-of-bounds · inbounds · line · marker · split
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- pickup gamespickup soccer, streetball, street hockey, street soccer, shinny
- Sports zonesend zone, red zone, neutral zone, blue line, crease
half-courtfast break
Quick counterattack in basketball
run-and-gun · transition · full-court press · pressing · uptempo
court, half, courtesy, courteous, quart, courts, courtyard, courtship, halve