Pacific Division

Golden State Warriors

LA Clippers Los Angeles Clippers

LA Lakers Los Angeles Lakers

Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns

Portland. TrailBlazers (Blazers for short) Portland Trailblazers

Sacramento Kings Shacheng Kings

Seattle Supersonics (Sonics for short). Seattle supersonics

Midwest Division

Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks

Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets

Houston Rockets

Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves

San Anto. Nio Spurs San Antonio Spurs

Utah Jazz Utah Jazz

Memphis Grizzlies

Eastern Conference East

Atlantic Division

Miami Heat Miami Heat

New York Knicker. Bockers (Knicks for short) New york Libo

Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers

Orlando Magic Orlando Magic

Boston Celtics

New Jersey Nets

Washington Wizards

Central Divis. Ion central

Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks

New Orleans Hornets

Chicago Bulls

Cleveland Cavaliers

Detroit Pistons Detroit Firemouths

Indiana Pacer. S Indiana Pacers

Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks

Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors

Charlotte Bobcats

A

Achilles tendon: Achilles tendon

Agent.

Air ball: "airball", the thrown ball didn't touch anything. According to the explanation given by Merriam Webster, it is a miss shot in

basketball that fails to touch the rim and backboard, so the literal translation should be "two sticks".

All-Defensive Team: the best defensive team.

Alley-(h)oop: air relay. One player threw the ball into the air, and another player caught it in the air and dunked it into the basket.

all-NBA team: the best NBA team.

All-Rookie Team: the best rookie team.

All -Star: all-star.

APG: average assists per game.

Arena: playing field; Arena. For example, Seattle's home court is called Key Arena.

arc: three-point line.

Assist: assist (abbreviation: Ast.).

Attempts: the number of shots.

Atlantic Division: Atlantic division.

Arena: playing field; Arena. For example, Seattle's home court is called Key Arena.

B

Babyhook: small hook.

Backboard: backboard. Note that it is not a basketboard.

Backcourt: backcourt. A team's own half is the backcourt, that is, the half that the team wants to defend.

Backdoor paly: one of the basic basketball tactics. When a player catches the ball around the free throw arc, another mobilizer immediately cuts into the basket from the weak side

and receives the ball from the team

friend.

Back pass: pass the ball behind your back.

Bank shot: clean cricket, hit the board into the basket

Baseline: baseline. The boundary line at both ends of the court.

Basket: basket Also known as ring, there is also a popular saying that hoop.

Bench: substitute.

Block shot: cap (abbreviation: Blk.).

Blocking: blocking a foul. Note: the ing form of the verb is used here, which refers to the action of foul

Blocking Foul: blocking foul.

Blooper makes a fool of himself. The NBA is especially good at capturing this kind of tidbits inside and outside the stadium, and every season, it puts out the "Top Ten" spectacle shots of that year.

Board: rebounding. ESPN announcers love to use this word when they broadcast the results of the game.

Bo boos (n); Give a boo (v). A way for fans to vent their dissatisfaction.

Bounce pass: hit the ground and pass the ball.

Box out: to block a rebound, that is, to stand between an opponent and the basket and block the defender's movements with your body.

Box score: technical statistics.

Bounce pass: floor bounce pass.

BPG: average blocked shots per game.

brick: (v) The ball hits the basket or rebounds and bounces out. Many bulls fans hold a sign with "Brick" written on it in their hands when the visiting team makes free throws, which keeps shaking in front of the penalty shooters and disturbs their sight, so as to interfere with the free throws.

Bury: throw (a ball), often used in the phrase bury a jumper,Bury a shot: hit by a shot.

Buzzer beater: the last shot before the end of the game. (Buzzer beater = at-the-buzzer)

Buzzer is a buzzer for competition.

c

caption: captain. The captain is the only person who is qualified to discuss the rules and penalties with the referee.

Career-high: the highest career record.

Carry the ball: wrist flip is illegal.

Center: center.

central division: central division.

Charge: collision.

Charging: a collision foul, that is, an offensive player collides with a defensive player who has a reasonable defensive position and does not move

.

Cheer squad: Cheerleading, also known as hurra team

Chief Official: Referee.

Close calls: a close game.

Clutch shot: the winning goal.

ClutcheTime: The moment of life and death, the decisive moment when a goal can decide the outcome.

Coach: coach. For example, Head coach is the head coach and Assistant coach is the assistant coach. Coast-to-coast: from one end of the court to the other (n). For example: coast-to-coast pass. Collactive Bargaining Agreement: collective agreement.

Conference: alliance. The NBA is divided into two leagues (Eastern Conference and Western Conference), and each league < P > has its own logo.

Commissioner: president. The current president of the NBA is David Stern.

Cornrow: a popular hairstyle in NBA today, in which the hair is tied into a braid, such as Iverson,Sprewell. The word

is very vivid and appropriate.

Court: court; The stadium. Home court home.

Crossover: cross and dribble. It's Tim Hardaway's trademark move.

Crunch time: key time (usually refers to the last two minutes).

Cut: cut into

D

Debut: play for the first time.

DEF: defensive rebound (backcourt rebound).

Dead ball: dead ball.

Defense: defense. When the visiting team attacks, we can often hear the fans at home, led by the sound engineer in the gymnasium, shouting "Defense! Defense!" .

Deny the ball: defense around the front.

Disqualification: being sent off (abbreviated as DQ.), also called foul out.

Division: division. NBA*** has four divisions, and each league has two divisions.

DNP: No appearance.

Double-double: two pairs, that is, two technical statistical indicators reach double digits.

Double-team: double attack.

Double dribble: dribble twice.

Double foul: foul on both sides.

Doubleteam: double double team.

down the stretch: critical moment.

Downtown: beyond the three-point line.

DQ: sent off. (disqualification)

Draft: Draft, that is, the annual recruitment meeting of the NBA.

Draft pick: selected rookie.

Dribble: (vt,n) dribble.

Drive: breakthrough.

Driving layup: break the layup.

the original meaning of p>Du is duet, and in basketball it refers to a duo, such as Karl Malone and John Stockton.

E

Eastern Conference: eastern alliance.

Eject: eject from the court.

Expansion: expand the team.

Explosiveness: explosive force

F

Fadeaway shot: backward shooting. Also called fadeaway jumper.

Fake: fake action (n); Do a fake action (v).

Fall in: throw in.

Fast break: fast break; A quick breakthrough.

FG%: equivalent to field goal percentage and shooting percentage. 3PG%: Three-point percentage.

Finals: finals. Semifinals semi-final

Field goal: shooting (collectively), including two-point shooting and three-point shooting (abbreviated as FG.). Finger roll: the action of picking the ball with your fingers when you make a low hand layup

.

flaggrant foul: unnecessary or excessive foul, malicious foul.

Foul: foul. Personal foul is personal foul; The cumulative foul of the whole team is called team foul.

Foul trouble: A player's trouble caused by the number of fouls. For example, this player has been fouled for nearly 6 times. If he commits one or two more fouls, he will be sent off.

France: the team.

Free agent: a free man. The athletes and newcomers at the expiration of the contract are free men, and the free men are not bound by the team.

Free throw: free throw (abbreviation: FT.).

Frontcourt: frontcourt. The opponent's half is the frontcourt, that is, the half where the team members attack.

FT%: free throw percentage. FTM-FTA: number of penalty shots/number of free throws. Fadeaway shot: backward shot. Also called fadeaway

jumper.

G

G: appearances.

GB: short for Games Behind, backward games. There is no such thing as points in the NBA. Generally, the backward games are used to indicate the gap between teams.

General manager: general manager.

Give-and-g is one of the basic tactical cooperation. The attacker passes the ball to another teammate --give, and then cuts into the basket, and then receives the teammate's return.

Pass the ball to make a layup (or dunk) and score --go. That is, we often say "communication and coordination."

G is similar to what our fans say, "Go!" . In the finals between the Bulls and the Lakers, a Bulls fan shouted "Go Bulls!" while watching the ball at a guest

game. Take it home!" , translated into Chinese is "Go Bulls! Bring it (the championship) back to

home! "

Goaltending: interfere with the goal. When the thrown ball starts to fall from the highest point (before reaching the basket), the defender can no longer touch the

ball, otherwise, the defender is judged to interfere with the ball and the attacker scores. This rule was introduced into the NBA in 1944, with the purpose of limiting giant centers like

George Mikan from being too "overbearing" in the basket.

GS:games starting, the number of times to serve first.

Green room: The rookie, family and friends gathered in the green room at the draft. When David Stern, the president of NBA, read his name, the rookie came to the front desk, which also means that he has been selected by the NBA team and is about to start his

career.

Gunner: A pitcher who often shoots.

H

Hall of Frame: Basketball Hall of Fame. Hall of Framer: member of the Hall of Fame.

Half: half court.

Hand-checking:a: a defensive technique.