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back foot slides forward.  \nAlley-oop action: An offensive action in which a player passes the ball to a teammate near the basket in order to make her/him jump, catch the ball on the fly and shoot, e.g. after an on-ball screen action.  \nAlley-oop shot: See Shots.  \nATO: After Time-Out action, in which generally a coach can draw some particular play, [e.g. to](e.g. to) steal a basket.  \nAssist: See Stats.  \nAt the level (aka “Up to touch”): An on-ball screen defense in which the screeners’ defender starts at the level of the screen,“touching” the screener.  \nB  \nBaby hook: See Shots.  \nBackcourt: The half of the court a team is defending. The opposite of the frontcourt. Also used to describe parts of  \na team: backcourt = all guards (front court= all forwards and centers) .  \nBackdoor cut: Also: “Back cut”, see Cuts.  \nBack screen: See Screens.  \nBall fake: A sudden movement by the player with the ball intended to cause the defender to move in one direction, allowing the passer to pass in another direction. Also: \"Pass fake\".  \nBall reversal: Passing the ball from one side of the court to the other.  \nBall screen: See Screens.  \nBall side: The half of the court (if the court is divided lengthwise) that the ball is on. Also: \"Strong side\". The opposite of the help side.  \nBanana cut: See Cuts.  \nBank shot: See Shots.  \nBarkley move: A dribble maneuver in which the player dribbles from the perimeter into the low post block for a post-up action.  \nBaseball pass: See Passes.  \nBaseline: The line that marks the playing boundary at each end of the court. Also: “End line\".  \nBaseline exit: An offensive action in which the screener sets a screen towards the corner to make the shooter take an advantage in that spot. The screen is parallel to the baseline.  \nBaseline out-of-bounds play: The play used to return the ball to the court from outside the baseline along the opponent's basket.  \nBasket cut: See Cuts.  \nBehind-the-back dribble: An advanced dribbling move involving a player moving the basketball from one hand to the other by bouncing it behind her/his back.  \nBehind-the-back pass: See Passes.  \nBetween-the-legs dribble: An advanced dribbling move involving a player moving the basketball from one hand to the other by bouncing it between her/his legs.  \nBlade screen: See Screens.  \nBlind pig action: A three-person backdoor action in which the ball handler passes to a big, who passes to a third player running by her/him toward the basket. 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