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backboards

  • plural
    of backboard.
    backboard
    noun
    a board placed at or forming the back of anything.

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But when Schroder started against the Nuggets alongside 6-4 D’Angelo Russell and 6-5 Austin Reaves, the Nuggets took advantage of the Lakers’ lack of size to dominate the backboards.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2023

Russell has distributed the ball well and been solid on the backboards, averaging 5.5 assists and 5.5 rebounds in the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2023

While championship dynasties dominate news cycles and genetically gifted athletes who come out of the womb ready to tear down backboards command our attention, it’s the little guys in sports who truly capture our affection.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2023

Hyman quickly responded, sending a shot off the backboards that came right back to him in front.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

And those same old basketball rings without any nets- -just the backboards and the rings.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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