shooting by Robert Reid (0 for 7) and Calvin Murphy (4 for 13). Reserve guard Allen Leavell's late basket would give the Rockets the 92–90 victory. Bird...

which point he shot the ball towards the basket. Ball preferred to shoot jumpers while moving towards his left. This led to Ball averaging only 31% shooting...

A slasher is a basketball player who primarily drives (slashes) to the basket when on offense. They are typically a guard, but can also be a forward. A...

possession of the ball directly under the basket, and at that point is free to dribble or pass the ball, but no shot is legal until the ball has been cleared...

at that point 109–106 (with the three-point basket not yet in existence). Phoenix had possession of the ball after taking its last timeout of the OT. In...

up, three down." A double play in which the pitcher (1) fields a batted ball and throws home to the catcher (2), who retires a runner advancing from third...

lead for good, while holding the Rockets to just one basket in the final four minutes, keyed by Kevin McHale forcing three turnovers on Houston's final three...

eliminated from playoff contention that season, Telfair scored the game-winning basket against the Houston Rockets on April 5, 2006. On June 28, 2006, the Trail...

(10 m) shot over Stephen Curry before the shot clock buzzer was his longest basket of the season as well as his longest go-ahead shot in the closing three...

the NBA G League. The most recent player to achieve a 50–40–90 season was Kevin Durant in 2022–23 (which was also the first 55–40–90 season in NBA history)...