The act of moving the ball quickly downcourt by an offensive team in hopes of getting ahead of the defense to score.
Quick transition from defense to offense, in which players race to the frontcourt to score before the defense can organize.
a quick move out of defence with possession to take the defensive team by surprise
A play in which a team gains possession and then pushes the ball downcourt quickly, hoping to get a good shot off before the other team has a chance to get back and set up on defense.
Quick movement of the ball up the court by the offensive team, often after a turnover.
Moving the ball quickly down court by passing or dribbling, offensive team is trying to score before defense gets a chance to set up.
An offensive strategy in which a team attempts to bring the ball into scoring position before the defence can set up.
also called the run-and-shoot offense, it begins with a defensive rebound by a player who immediately sends an outlet pass toward midcourt to his waiting teammates; these teammates can sprint to their basket and quickly shoot before enough opponents catch up to stop them.