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- ACB
- The top professional league in Spain; often regarded as the second-strongest domestic league in the world, behind the NBA. Initialism for the Spanish Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ("Association of Basketball Clubs").
- advance step
- A step in which the defender's lead foot steps toward their man and the back foot slides forward.
- air ball
- An unblocked shot that fails to hit the rim or backboard. Does not reset the shot clock.
- alley oop
- An offensive play in which a player throws the ball up near the basket to a teammate (or, more rarely, to himself) who jumps, catches the ball in mid air and immediately scores a basket, usually with a slam dunk.
- and one
- The free throw awarded to a shooter who is fouled while scoring.
- assist
- A pass to a teammate who scores a basket immediately or after one dribble.
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