fast break
noun
: a quick offensive drive toward a goal (as in basketball) in an attempt to score before the opponent's defense is set up
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Only Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded as many goals from fast breaks this season as Villa’s four.
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Deni Avdija, out of control on a fast break, got tripped up into Green, whose elbow connected with the Blazers forward around the neck area.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
The Americans also countered Germany’s bigger lineups with their athleticism, putting up 28 points on fast breaks to the Germans’ 11.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024
But despite this disparity, the Bulls also couldn’t win the fast break.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Deni Avdija, out of control on a fast break, got tripped up into Green, whose elbow connected with the Blazers forward around the neck area.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
The Americans also countered Germany’s bigger lineups with their athleticism, putting up 28 points on fast breaks to the Germans’ 11.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024
But despite this disparity, the Bulls also couldn’t win the fast break.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Fast break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast%20break. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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