jump ball
Opening court toss
A jump ball is a method of starting or restarting play in basketball, where a referee tosses the ball upward between two opposing players who leap to tap it to a teammate.
Games traditionally begin with a jump ball at center court.
Figuratively, a jump ball describes any situation where competing parties have roughly equal chances: The election is a jump ball at this point.
Advance notice of something
- center circleCourt's middle marking
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- tossLight, casual throw
- vertical leapMaximum upward jump distance
possession · height · timing · tap · court · matchup · opponents · rebound
tipoff
Advance notice of something
- center circleCourt's middle marking
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- tossLight, casual throw
vertical leap · possession · height · timing · tap · court · matchup · opponents · rebound · strategy
- basketball rulespersonal foul, technical foul, traveling, double dribble, carrying
- basketballrebound, dunk, dribble, layup, assist
- game startskickoff, tip-off, tipoff, face-off, puck drop
- game callsfoul, offsides, offside, traveling, travel
- set piecesfree kick, corner kick, penalty kick, throw-in, kickoff
- post playpost, post up, post-up, post move, post moves
jump ballfree throw
Uncontested penalty basket attempt
throw-in · inbound pass · foul shot · turnover · penalty shot
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