| A | B |
|---|
| air ball | a player shoots a shoot that doesn't touch the rim. |
| assist- | a player earns an assit when his pass to another player leads directly to a basket |
| bench- | when a substitutes and coah reside during games. |
| bounce pass - | passing th ball from one player to another by bouncing on the floor. |
| draft- | a selection process to determine on which NBA teams the top newcomers will play. |
| Dunk- | theact of slamming the ball through the basket with one or two hands. |
| field goal: | either a two-point or three-point basket can also be referred to as a field goal. |
| front court | as it refers to players, frontcourt usually means forwards and centers |
| lottery: | the process that determine the first 11 picks in the draft |
| Rebound: | the gathering or controlling of a missed shot |
| steal | the action of a defensive player in either taking the ball away from an offensive player or intercepting a pass. |
| screen | this is a legal action of a player who, without causing undue contact, delays or prevents an oppent from reaching a desired position |
| shot clock | the 24-second clock used to time possession. the offensive team has 24 second in which to get off a shot. |
| paint | the area under the basket and extending to the foul line. Also called the "lane" |
| sixth man | usually refers to a team top reserve |
