backcourt
noun
back·court
ˈbak-ˈkȯrt 
1
: the area near or nearest the back boundary lines or back wall of the playing area in a net or court game
2
a
: a basketball team's defensive half of the court
b
: the positions of the guards on a basketball team
also
: the guards themselves
a team with a strong backcourt
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The Miami Heat added veterans Patty Mills and Delon Wright late in the season to bolster its backcourt depth amid its injury issues.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Doncic and Irving became the first starting backcourt to have at least 30 points in the same game three times in a postseason in the last 50 seasons.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2024
Liberty’s Aaron Bald nearly comes away with a second half steal in the backcourt against Century’s Peyton Conrad.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
Some scouts view the 6-foot-6 Castle as a combo guard and the Hornets could use help in that department with Terry Rozier in Miami and their backcourt uncertainty outside of LaMelo Ball and Tre Mann.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2024
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Doncic and Irving became the first starting backcourt to have at least 30 points in the same game three times in a postseason in the last 50 seasons.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2024
Liberty’s Aaron Bald nearly comes away with a second half steal in the backcourt against Century’s Peyton Conrad.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
Some scouts view the 6-foot-6 Castle as a combo guard and the Hornets could use help in that department with Terry Rozier in Miami and their backcourt uncertainty outside of LaMelo Ball and Tre Mann.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2024
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backcourt
noun
back·court
-ˈkō(ə)rt
-ˈkȯ(ə)rt
1
: a basketball team's defensive half of the court
2
: the positions of the guards on a basketball team
also
: the guards themselves
a team with a strong backcourt
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