Perhaps it`s a basketball player taking an in-bounds pass with just seconds left on the clock. He squares towards the basket and fires up a shot that`s still airborne when the buzzer sounds.

它可能是篮球员在离终场仅剩几秒钟时的的一个界内传球，在蜂鸣器响起的一刹那，球朝着篮筐的方向飞去…

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Originally, there was 9 men to each team, but the objective was still the same; to pass the ball to other players on your team and put the ball in the opposing team's net, or basket back then.

本来，每个队伍有9个队员，但是规则是：把球传向自己队伍的队员，然后设法投向对方的筐子里。

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Alley-oop pass: a pass thrown to a player who is running toward the basket.

空中接力传球(alley - oop pass)：把球传给正在跑向篮筐的球员。

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In a more conventional offense, the point guard is called upon to beat his man off the dribble in a one-on-one (or isolation) situation and penetrate to the basket for a pass or a shot.

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