point guard

noun

: a guard in basketball who is chiefly responsible for running the offense

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Having lost their point guard earlier in the day, and needing to lean on each other more than ever, Laguna Hills turned in its best performance of the season with a 65-55 victory over the Bulldogs. —

Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024 Ball, born and raised in Southern California, was supposed to be the next in line as the great Lakers point guard, but, L.A. got rid of him on a win-now trade for Davis. —

Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 The 11-15 Brooklyn Nets just traded starting point guard Dennis Schröder to the Golden State Warriors for De'Anthony Melton, who's out for the season with a torn ACL. —

Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 Old Lyme brings back two starters – Eddie Fiske, Jr. a sophomore who had 14 points and seven rebounds in the championship game, and junior point guard Coleman Curtiss-Reardon. —

Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for point guard