Air ball: Sarcastic¹ term to describe a shot that doesn't touch the rim².

三不粘:用来讽刺不粘篮筐的投篮。

Alley-oop pass: A pass thrown to a player who is running toward the basket. The second player leaps. catches the ball in midair. and dunks it or lays it in before he lands.

空中接力传球:把球传给正在跑向篮筐的球员。第二个球员跳跃，在空中接住球，在他落地前扣篮或者上篮。

Assist: A pass that leads directly to a basket.

助功：能直接得分的传球。

Backcourt: A team's defensive³ half of the court. As it refers to players. a team's guards.

后场:球场上球队防守的部分。如果指球员的话，指球队里的后卫。

Backdoor play: A fundamental basketball play in which one player passes to a teammate in the high post. and when the defenders⁴ follow the ball. another player cuts to the basket from the opposite side of the court to take a pass for an open shot.

溜底线或背切打法:最基本的篮球打法——球员传球给站在高位的队友，当防守队员跟球后，另一个队员从球场的另一边切到球以寻找投球空位。

Bank shot: A shot that is aimed at a spot on the backboard so that it caroms. or "banks." into the basket.

擦板入蓝:以篮板上一点为目标投篮，以使球可以反弹，或者"擦板"进入篮筐里。