The duo had been nicknamed "Brooklyn's Backcourt" after the Nets acquired Johnson from Atlanta last summer.
Even Federer played more and more from the backcourt as he won six titles.
The two swarmed Colorado State's backcourt with the fervor of two hungry cheetahs.
Last year's grand experiment, which was whether Anthony and Stoudemire could coexist, will get even more experimental with the underwhelming backcourt.
Sacramento surged ahead 37-25 after the first quarter with a frenetic pace that often left the Lakers' frontline in the backcourt.
You talk about Klay Thompson and Steph Curry, in my opinion, they're the greatest shooting backcourt in the history of the game.
The backcourt that guided the Hurricanes to their first Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championship now has them positioned to add the tournament title, too.
He had unusually long arms, a wingspan that exceeded Jordan's and allowed him to play in the backcourt with the quickness of a guard and the reach of a center.
In the postseason, Kidd grabbed a backcourt-best 10.1% of all rebounds, while grabbing 18.2% of the possible defensive rebounds a figure that was better than even that of 7-foot-1 center Tyson Chandler.
Michael Carter-Williams had 17 points, eight assists and a career-high six steals, and Brandon Triche had 16 points and matched his career high with seven assists as the Orange backcourt excelled.
His backcourt mate Peyton Siva, the yin to Smith's yang, added 16 points of his own and keyed the sequence that all but punched Louisville's ticket to its second straight national semifinal.
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Despite being more than a decade older and an inch or two shorter than his other backcourt mates, the 6-foot-4 Kidd grabbed 9.3% of the available rebounds during his time on the floor.
When Andre Agassi won Wimbledon 20 years ago, he showed that this tournament could be won from the baseline, something that wasn't thought possible when even backcourt sluggers like Ivan Lendl would adopt a serve-and-volley game at the All England Club.
Sims hit a pair of free throws and then got a steal in the backcourt for a layup that got Baylor back within a dozen, and the Lady Bears put together a 19-4 run to get within striking distance in the final 2 minutes.
Backcourt leadership remains a mystery fans are swooning for rookie Iman Shumpert (18 points in second game) but it's hard to imagine he won't hit a wall as last year's rookie pet, Landry Fields, did (Shumpert left in the fourth quarter Wednesday with leg cramps).
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