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ʻaʻena.  n. violation, as in basketball.

ʻaʻena ʻekolu kekonathree-second violation

ʻaʻena laina kūwaenabackcourt violation

ʻaʻena ʻumi kekonaten-second violation

ʻO ke kake iki akula nō ia o Niu, a hoʻōho maila ka ʻuao i ka ʻaʻena ʻekolu kekona.Niu just shifted a little, and the official called him on the three-second violation.

ʻai hīnaʻi [ʻai hī·naʻi].  n. basket, a score in basketball. lit., basket score. see ʻai kolu.

ʻaihue [ʻai·hue].  vt. to steal, in basketball.

ʻAihue akula ʻo Kevin Johnson i ke kinipōpō, a holo akula no ka ʻai.Kevin Johnson stole the ball and went in for the goal.

ʻai kolu.  n. a successful three-point shot, in basketball. lit., three points. see ʻai hīnaʻi.

kī ʻai kolu three-point shot; to attempt such a shot

Ua komo ka ʻai kolu a ke kī miomio ʻana a Piʻikea.Piʻikea's expertly shot three-pointer went in.

ʻākeʻa [ʻā·keʻa].  vt. to block out or screen, in basketball.

Ua neʻe akula ʻo Kalama i mua o Mānai no ka ʻākeʻa ʻana i kā ia ala ʻāpō ʻana mai.Kalama moved in front of Mānai to block out his attempt to rebound.

ʻākeʻa neʻe [ʻā·keʻa neʻe].  vt. illegal screen, in basketball. lit., moving screen. see kuʻia ʻākeʻa.

ʻAʻole hiki ke ʻākeʻa neʻe i ke kūpale me ka holo pū ʻana.Screening while moving along with the defender is not allowed.

ʻākeʻa ʻūniu [ʻā·keʻa ʻū·niu].  vt. pick and roll, in basketball; to make such a play. lit., pivot screen.

Paʻakikī ke kaupale ʻana i ke kaʻaneʻe ʻākeʻa ʻūniu.Defending the pick and roll play is tough.

ʻaliupa [ʻali·upa].  vt. Alley-oop, a basketball play. Eng.

E kakali wale ana ʻo Loa i ke kīloi ʻia mai i hiki ai iā ia ke ʻaliupa.Loa was just waiting to be passed the ball so that he could make the Alley-oop play.

ʻapo₁.  nvt.
  • to catch, grasp, grab, hug, seize and retain, catch,
  • acceptance, admission.
  • fig., to perceive, understand. cf:
    ʻaʻapo, to learn quickly, to catch the meaning quickly, apt...
    ʻapoa, pas/imp, to catch, grasp, grab...
    ʻapoʻapo, catching, grasping...
    ʻāpō (var) to rebound, in basketball
  [(FJ) PPN *kapo, catch, grasp]

E ʻapo ʻia e nā kila.Covered by patents.

ʻāpō [ʻā·pō].  vt. var. of ʻapo; to rebound, in basketball.

He 45 ʻai a me 8 ʻāpō a Karl Malone.Karl Malone has 45 points and 8 rebounds.
 

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ʻepa.  vt. to fake out, in basketball. lit., deceive. see pākī ʻepa.

ʻEpa aku nei ʻo ia ma ka ʻākau, ka hema; kaha ihola ʻo ia ma waena o nā kūpale ʻelua.He faked to the right, the left; he made the drive right through the two defenders.
 

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hāʻawiaholo [hā·ʻawi·aholo].  vt. to give and go, in basketball. lit., give and run.

Ma ka hāʻawiaholo ʻia aku o ke kinipōpō iā ia i ʻāhaʻi ai ʻo Limanui a hiki loa i ka hīnaʻi.Limanui took off with the ball on the give and go all the way to the basket.

hānai₈ [hā·nai].  vt. to feed, assist, as in basketball and most team sports except baseball. see hāʻawi₂, to serve, in volleyball; to set or set up (the ball), as from number 2 to number 3. Niʻihau. cf. hānai₂, hānai puʻupuʻu, paʻi ulele, to feed...; to serve underhand, in volleyball...; service, in volleyball...

Iā Magic Johnson ka nui loa o nā hānai o ka NBA holoʻokoʻa.Magic Johnson has the most assists in the entire NBA.

mea hānai, hānaisetter

hao.  n. rim of basket, in basketball. also kuku. see hīnaʻi, hupa.

E ʻāhaʻi a ka hao.Take it to the rim.

hemo.  vs. to be open, as for a play in basketball. see hoʻohemo.

ʻOiai ua hemo kekahi hoa kime ma lalo pono o ka hīnaʻi, kī paʻewa wale akula ʻo Mānea.Even though one of his teammates was open right under the basket, Mānea went ahead and made a bad shot.

hīnaʻi [hī·naʻi].  n. basket, in basketball; basketball net. see hao, hupa, kuku, pōhīnaʻi.

ʻai hīnaʻibasket (score)

ʻai hīnaʻi koluthree pointer

Komo mau kāna mau kī ʻana i ka hīnaʻi.His shots always make it into the basket.

papa hīnaʻibackboard

hoaka kīkolu [hoaka kī·kolu].  n. three-point arc, in basketball. lit., three-shot arch.

holoholo [holo·holo].  vi. traveling, in basketball; to travel.

Ua lilo ke kinipōpō iā Waiākea no ka holoholo ʻana a ke kūkahi o Hilo.The ball was turned over to Waiākea after the point guard for Hilo traveled.

hoʻohemo [hoʻo·hemo].  vt. to get oneself open, as for a play in basketball. see hemo.

Kīloi mau ʻia ke kinipōpō iā Kaina, no ka mea, ʻeleu ʻo ia i ka hoʻohemo.The ball always gets passed to Kaina since he's so quick to make himself open.

hoʻokomo i ke kinipōpō.  vt. to sink (make) a basket, in basketball.

hoʻokuʻia₁ [hoʻo·kuʻia].  vt. to foul deliberately, in team sports such as basketball. cf. kuʻia, foul, in team sports such as basketball...

ʻAʻole ʻo ia i ʻūpoʻi i ke kinipōpō; hoʻokuʻia ahuwale ʻē ʻia ʻo ia e ke kūpale.He didn't get a chance to dunk the ball; he was intentionally fouled by the defender.

hoʻokuʻia ahuwaleto commit an intentional foul

hoʻokuʻia kīpakuto commit a flagrant foul

hoʻopāhiʻa [hoʻo·pā·hiʻa].  vt. touch pass, in basketball; to make such a pass.

Hoʻopāhiʻa ʻia aku nei ke kinipōpō e Nalu iā Piko, a laila, iā Kekua.The ball was touch passed by Nalu to Piko, and then to Kekua.

hupa.  n. basket, in basketball. also hīnaʻi. see hao, kuku. cf. ʻai hīnaʻi.

papa hupabackboard (also papa hīnai)
 

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kaha.  vi. to drive, in basketball.

kīloi kahalead pass; to throw such a pass

Ua kaha palamimo ʻo Ioredāne ma waena o nā kūpale ʻehā.Jordan slyly cut right through the four defenders.

kahua.  n. court, as for basketball or volleyball; field, as for baseball or football.

E hoʻoholo ʻia nō ia ma ke kahua pōhīnaʻi.Let's settle this on the basketball court.

kahua pōhīnaʻi [kahua pō·hī·naʻi].  n. basketball court.

kī.  n. shot; to shoot, as in basketball. see komohia, kuhō, pākī.

kī ʻai kolu.  vt. three-point shot, in basketball; to attempt such a shot. cf. ʻai kolu.

He kī ʻai kolu kekahi hapalua o kāna mau ʻai.Half of his points are three-pointers.

kī halahī [kī hala·hī].  vt. air ball, missed shot, in basketball; to make such a shot. lit., shot (that) passes. also kī halahū.

He kī halahī wale nō kāna.He made a bad shot.

kī halahū [kī hala·hū].  vt. air ball, missed shot, in basketball; to make such a shot. lit., shot (that) misses. also kī halahī.

kiʻilou [kiʻi·lou].  vt. to save, in basketball.

Lele poʻo wale ʻo Kekoa ma waena o ke anaina nānā iā ia e kiʻilou ana i ke kinipōpō.Kekoa just dove headlong right into the crowd when he went to save the ball.

kī kīkoʻo [kī kī·koʻo].  vt. lay-up, in basketball; to make such a shot. lit., extending shot. also kī pai.

kī kū.  vt. set shot, in basketball; to make such a shot. lit., standing shot.

Holo akula ʻo ia, a laila, kū ihola a kī kū ʻo ia.He ran and then stopped, and made a set shot.

kī lele.  vt. jump shot, in basketball; to make such a shot.

ʻEleu wale nō ʻo Muggsy Bogues ma ke kī lele.Muggsy Bogues is a great jump shooter.

kīloi [kī·loi].  vt. to pass, in basketball.

E makaʻala mau i ke kanaka hemo e kīloi ai i ke kinipōpō.Always keep an eye out for the open man to pass the ball to.

kīloi ʻaoʻao [kī·loi ʻao·ʻao].  vt. hook pass, in basketball; to throw such a pass. lit., side pass.

ʻO ke kīloi ʻaoʻao wale akula nō ia o ka helu 4 ma luna o ka mea e kaupale ana iā ia.Number 4 made a hook pass right over the one who was defending him.

kīloi hoʻopalai [kī·loi hoʻo·palai].  vt. blind pass, no-look pass, in basketball; to throw such a pass. lit., pass (with) face turned away.

He kīloi maʻalea ke kīloi hoʻopalai.The blind pass is meant to be sneaky.

kīloi kaha [kī·loi kaha].  vt. lead pass, in basketball; to throw such a pass. lit., drive pass. also kīloi ulele kikī.

kīloi kua [kī·loi kua].  vt. behind-the-back pass, in basketball; to throw such a pass. lit., back pass.

Inā ke hiki mai nei ke kūpale mai mua mai ou, e kīloi kua i kou hoa kime ma ka ʻaoʻao ou.If the defender is coming at you from ahead, you can make a behind-the-back pass to your teammate on the side of you.

kīloi paʻewa [kī·loi paʻewa].  vt. to throw away (the ball), in basketball. lit., throw wrong.

Eo ihola mākou iā Leilehua ma muli o ke kīloi paʻewa ʻana o Nānuha i ke kinipōpō i waho.We lost the game to Leilehua because Nānuha threw the ball away.

kīloi palemo [kī·loi palemo].  vt. back-door pass, in basketball; to throw such a pass. lit., slip-away pass.

He kaʻaneʻe kūlele ʻeʻepa maikaʻi ke kīloi palemo e lanakila ai.The back-door pass is a clever offensive play for scoring.

kīloi papahele [kī·loi papa·hele].  vt. bounce pass, in basketball; to throw such a pass. lit., floor pass.

Kīloi papahele ʻo Moano ma waena o nā wāwae o Kahu a hiki iā Pono.Moano made a bounce pass between the legs of Kahu and over to Pono.

kīloi papaʻi [kī·loi papaʻi].  vt. tip pass, in basketball; to throw such a pass. lit., slapping pass. cf. kī papaʻi.

Kīkoʻo akula ʻo Kāʻeo i kōna lima e kīloi papaʻi i ke kinipōpō iā Lāʻau.Kāʻeo reached out his hand to tip pass the ball to Lāʻau.

kīloi piʻo [kī·loi piʻo].  vt. lob pass, in basketball; to throw such a pass. lit., arched pass. cf. kī piʻo.

He kiʻekiʻe ke kīloi piʻo i ʻole e ʻapo ʻia ke kinipōpō e ka hoa paio.A lob pass is high so that the ball doesn't get caught by the opponents.

kīloi ulele [kī·loi ulele].  vt. inbound pass, in basketball; to throw such a pass. lit., pass into action.

Kīloi ulele akula ʻo Shawn Kemp iā Gary Payton ma lalo o ka hīnaʻi, a komo ihola ka ʻai lua.Shawn Kemp made an inbound pass to Gary Payton under the basket, and he made it in for two.

kīloi ulele kikī [kī·loi ulele kikī].  vt. lead pass, in basketball; to throw such a pass. lit., swift inbound pass. also kīloi kaha. cf. ulele kikī.

He kīloi ulele kikī ke kīloi ʻana i ke kinipōpō i mua o ka hoa kime e holo ala i ka hīnaʻi.A lead pass is when the ball is passed ahead of a teammate as he makes a run for the basket.

kīloi umauma [kī·loi umauma].  vt. chest pass, in basketball; to throw such a pass.

Inā makemake ʻoe e kīloi ʻāwīwī i ke kinipōpō, e kīloi umauma ʻoe.If you want to make a quick pass, you make it a chest pass.

kinipōpō hīnaʻi [kini·pō·pō hī·naʻi].  n. basketball.

kinipōpō pōhīnaʻi [kini·pō·pō pō·hī·naʻi].  n. basketball, the ball. see pōhīnaʻi.

kī noa.  vt. free throw, in basketball; to make such a shot. see laina kī noa.

He 65% ʻo John Stockton ma ka laina kī noa.John Stockton is 65% at the free-throw line.

kī noa kī houone-and-one free throw

kī noa pākahisingle free throw

kī noa pāluatwo-shot free throw

kī pai.  vt. lay-up, in basketball; to make such a shot. lit., raising shot. also kī kīkoʻo.

Kupanaha maoli ka lele ʻana o Koʻi ma luna o ka pūʻulu kūpale no ke kī pai ʻana a komo.That was an amazing leap Koʻi made over the herd of defenders to make the layup shot.

kī papa.  vt. bank shot, in basketball; to make such a shot. lit., backboard shot.

He ʻupena wale nō ke kī mua, a laila, he kī papa ka lua.The first shot was all net, then the second one was a bank shot.

kī papaʻi.  vt. tip-in, as a basket in basketball; to make such a shot. lit., slapping shot. cf. kīloi papaʻi.

ʻEono āna ʻai ma ke kī papaʻi ʻana.He has six points by tip-ins.

kī piʻo.  vt. hook shot, in basketball; to make such a shot. lit., arched shot. cf. kīloi piʻo.

He kīloi piʻo nui ʻo Kareem Abdul Jabar, no ka mea, mio wale nō ʻo ia ma ia hana.Kareem Abdul Jabar does a lot of hook shots because he is so good at it.

komohia [komo·hia].  vs. made a basket, in basketball. cf. hoʻokomo i ke kinipōpō. see kī.

Komohia (ka hīnaʻi) iā ʻoe!You made a basket!

kuemi.  vi. to bring back out, in basketball; to slow down, as in a fast break. lit., step back. also kuemi iki.

Kuemi iki akula ʻo Mina ma ke poʻo o ka pukakī i hiki i nā hoa kime ke hoʻonohonoho iā lākou iho.Mina brought out the ball a little outside the top of the key so that his teammates could position themselves.

kūhā [kū·hā].  n. power forward or four man, in basketball.

ʻO Larry Johnson ke kūhā poʻokela o ka NBA no kōna lōʻihi a māmā.Larry Johnson is the best power forward in the NBA because he is so tall and quick.

kuhō.  vt. swish, rimless, i.e. to make a basket without touching the rim, in basketball. see kī. vs. foul, in team sports such as basketball. cf. hoʻokuʻia.

Ua kuʻia iā Keoni ʻo Kekoa, a kīpaku ʻia ʻo Keoni, no ka mea, ʻelima āna kuʻia.Keoni fouled Kekoa, and Keoni was ejected because he had committed five fouls.

kuʻia ʻākeʻa [kuʻia ʻā·keʻa].  vs. blocking foul, in basketball. lit., block-out foul.

Ua kuʻia ʻākeʻa iā Hāloa ʻo Nani Boy, ʻoiai ua neʻe mai ʻo Hāloa i mua pono o Nani Boy iā ia ala e kaha mai ana i ka hupa.Hāloa committed a blocking foul against Nani Boy, since Hāloa moved directly in front of Nani Boy as he was driving towards the basket.

kuʻia kime.  vs. team foul, in team sports such as basketball.

Na ʻŌlani ke kuʻia kime mua; ua paʻi hewa ʻo ia i ka lima o kōna hoa paio iā ia e kī ana.ʻŌlani committed the first team foul; he accidentally hit his opponent's arm as he was shooting.

kuʻia kūhelu [kuʻia kū·helu].  vs. technical foul, in team sports such as basketball. lit., official foul.

Ua kū ʻia ka naʻau o ke kime i ke kuʻia kūhelu i kā lākou kaʻi.The team felt bad about the technical foul that their coach had committed.

kuʻia kūlele [kuʻia kū·lele].  vs. offensive foul, in team sports such as basketball. lit., offense foul.

Na ka mea kūlele ke kuʻia kūlele inā nāna e kulaʻi ʻino i kōna mea kūpale.The offender commits the offensive foul if he was the one to knock down his defender.

kuʻia pilikino [kuʻia pili·kino].  vs. personal foul, in team sports such as basketball.

Ke hoʻāʻo nei ʻo Moe e akahele i kōna pāʻani ʻana, no ka mea, ʻehā āna kuʻia pilikino; hoʻokahi koe a e kīpaku ʻia ʻo ia.Moe is trying to be careful while playing, since he already has four personal fouls; one more and he'll be ejected.

kūkahi [kū·kahi].  n. point guard or one man, in basketball; guard, in football.

kūkahi ʻākauright guard

kūkahi hemaleft guard

ʻO ke kūkahi ka mea holo kikī nui a hiki i kekahi poʻo o ke kahua.The point guard is the one who sprints all the way to the other end of the court.

kūkolu [kū·kolu].  n. swing man, shooting forward or three man, in basketball.

E makaʻala ʻoe i ke kūkolu; he loea ʻo ia i ke kī ʻai kolu.Make sure you keep an eye out for the swing man; he's really good at the triple shot.

kuku.  n. rim of basket, in basketball. also hao. see hīnaʻi, hupa.

Lewa liʻiliʻi akula ʻo David Robinson ma ke kuku ma hope o kāna ʻūpoʻi ʻana.David Johnson hung onto the rim a little while after dunking the ball.

kūlana pale [kū·lana pale].  n. defensive stance, as in basketball. lit., defense stance.

Mākaukau ʻo Paʻa ma ke kūlana pale e kali ala i ka mea kūlele e holo mai.Paʻa is set in the defensive stance waiting for the offender to come at him.

kūlele alo [kū·lele alo].  n. man offense, i.e. offense for attacking face defense, in basketball. lit., face offense.

Kū koke ihola ka ʻaoʻao kūlele ma ke kūlele alo.The offense quickly set themselves up in the man offense.

kūlele kāʻei [kū·lele kā·ʻei].  n. zone offense, in basketball.

Ua kū nā mea kūlele ma waho o ke kī ma ke kūlele kāʻei.The offense stood outside the key in zone offense.

kūlima [kū·lima].  n. center or five man, in basketball. cf. huki pōpō.

He būtalo ʻo Shaq ma ke kūlana kūlima.Shaq is the bull in the center position.

kūliukolu [kū·liu·kolu].  vi. triple-threat position, in basketball; to execute such a position.

ʻAʻohe kūliukolu ke ʻole ka paʻa o ke kinipōpō i ka lima.In order to be in a triple-threat position, one must be in possession of the ball.

kūliu loko [kū·liu loko].  n. low post, in basketball. cf. kūliu waho.

kūliu waho [kū·liu waho].  n. high post, in basketball. cf. kūliu loko.

kūlua [kū·lua].  n. shooting guard or two man, in basketball; tackle, either an offensive or defensive player, in football. cf. kulaʻi.

kūlua ʻākauright tackle

kūlua hemaleft tackle

kūono [kū·ono].  n. first off the bench or six man, i.e. first alternate or substitute player, in basketball.

ʻO Kimo ke kūono; ʻo ia ka mea e pani ana no Palani.Kimo is the six man; heʻs the one taking Palaniʻs place.

kūpale [kū·pale].  vt. to defend, as your basket, in basketball. cf. kaupale, pale.

Hoʻi hikiwawe akula ka ʻaoʻao kūpale e kūpale aku i ka hīnaʻi.The defense quickly returned to defend their basket.

kū ʻūniu [kū ʻū·niu].  n. pivot, as a position in basketball; pivot point. lit., pivot stand. see ʻūniu.
 

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laina.  n. line, as on a basketball court.

laina ʻaoʻaoside line

laina iwi kīside line of the key on a basketball court

laina kumubase or end line

laina hīnaʻi [laina hī·naʻi].  n. end line, on a basketball court. lit., basket line. also laina hupa, laina kumu, laina poʻo.

Nou wale akula ʻo Barkley i ke kinipōpō mai ka laina hīnaʻi a hiki i ka hoa kime ma kekahi poʻo o ke kahua.Barkley whipped the ball from the base line to his teammate at the other end of the court.

laina hupa.  n. end line, on a basketball court. lit., basket line. also laina hīnaʻi, laina kumu, laina poʻo.

Hoʻomaka ka ʻaoʻao kūlele mai ka laina hupa a holo i kekahi ʻaoʻao.The offense starts from the end line and goes all the way to the other end.

laina kī noa.  n. free throw line, in basketball.

Inā hoʻokuʻia ʻia ʻoe iā ʻoe e kaha ana i ka hīnaʻi ma loko o ka puka kī, e hele ʻoe i ka laina kī noa.If you are fouled while driving to the basket within the key, you will go to the free throw line.

laina kūwaena [laina kū·waena].  n. half-court line, on a basketball court. lit., median line.

Ua kī ʻia ke kinipōpō mai ka laina kūwaena mai, a ʻuāʻuā aʻela ke anaina i ke komo ʻana i loko o ka hīnaʻi.The ball was shot from the half-court line, and the crowd screamed when the ball went in the basket.

lele paʻi.  vi. jump ball, in basketball. lit., jump (and) slap.

Lilo ihola ke kinipōpō iā Waimea ma ka lele paʻi ʻana ma ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka hoʻokūkū.The ball went to Waimea on the jump ball at the start of the game.

lilo.  vs. turnover, in basketball.

Ua lilo ke kinipōpō iā Georgetown ʻumi manawa i ka hapa mua wale nō o ka hoʻokūkū.The ball was turned over to Georgetown ten times in only the first half of the game.

lulumi.  vt. to press, in basketball.

lulumi ʻekolu hapahāthree-quarter-court press

lulumi hapahalf-court press

Lulumi nui akula nā kūpale iā Pila i loko o nā kekona hope loa o ka hoʻokūkū.The defense pressed hard on Pila in the last few seconds of the game.

lulumi pihafull-court press

pale lulumipress defense
 

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nou.  vt. to throw overhand; baseball pass, in basketball; to throw such a pass. cf. kiola.

Nou ʻia ke kinipōpō ma luna o ka poʻohiwi.A baseball pass is thrown over the shoulder.
 

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paʻipaʻi₄ [paʻi·paʻi].  vt. to dribble, as a basketball. Niʻihau. also pākimokimo, pāloiloi. cf. pekupeku.

paʻipāʻi pālua [paʻi·pāʻi pā·lua].  vt. to double dribble, in basketball. also pākimokimo pālua, pāloiloi pālua.

pakā.  vt. to dunk (the ball), in basketball. onomatopoeia. also ʻūpoʻi. cf. pākī.

Ua kaʻa ke eo o ka hoʻokūkū pakā iā Spud Web.Spud Web took the slam dunk contest.

pākī [pā·kī].  vt. to slam dunk, in basketball. see kī, and entry below.

pākimokimo [pā·kimo·kimo].  vt. to dribble, as a basketball. also pāloiloi, paʻipaʻi.

pākimokimo pāluato double dribble

paku₄.  vt. to block (a shot), in basketball.

paku ʻinoto roof

Ua paku ʻino ʻia kā ia nei e ia ala.He was roofed by that guy.

pale alo.  vt. man-to-man defense, as in basketball; to execute such a play. lit., face defense.

Ke pale alo kākou, iā ʻoe ʻo Noʻeau.When we do a man-to-man defense, you take Noʻeau.

pale kāʻei [pale kā·ʻei].  vt. zone defense, as in basketball; to execute such a play.

Mai hahai wale iā ia; e hoʻi kākou i ka pale kāʻei.Don't just follow him all over; let's go back to a zone defense.

pale lulumi.  vt. press defense, as in basketball; to execute such a play. lit., defense (by) crowding uncomfortably.

I loko o nā minuke hope ʻelima, e pale lulumi nui kākou.In the last five minutes of the game, let's concentrate on the press defense.

pāloiloi [pā·loi·loi].  vt. to dribble, as a basketball. also pākimokimo, paʻipaʻi.

pāloiloi pāluato double dribble

papa hīnaʻi [papa hī·naʻi].  n. backboard, in basketball. lit., basket board. also papa hupa, papa. see hīnaʻi, hupa.

Nāhāhā a okaoka ka papa hīnaʻi ma muli o ka pākī nui a Shaq.The backboard completely shattered on Shaq's massive slam dunk.

papa hupa.  n. backboard, in basketball. lit., basket board. also papa hīnaʻi, papa. see hīnaʻi, hupa.

pāpaʻi₃ [pā·paʻi].  vi. to execute a defensive slide, in basketball. lit., crab.

Ke hiki mai ke kūkahi ma ʻaneʻi, e pāpaʻi ʻoe me ia.When the point guard comes here, slide over to him.

pena₄.  n. paint, i.e. the area within the key below the free throw line on a basketball court.

Kīhele wale hoʻi hā ʻo Kaunu ma ʻō, ma ʻaneʻi ma ka pena.Kaunu was all over the paint.

pōʻai waena [pō·ʻai waena].  n. center circle, on a basketball court. n. slang term for top of the key on a basketball court. usu. uma kī.

pōhīnaʻi [pō·hī-naʻi].  n. basketball, the sport.

kinipōpō pōhīnaʻibasketball, the ball

poholuna [poho·luna].  vt. to carry or palm (the ball), in basketball. lit., (with) palm (facing) up.

Ua puhi ka ʻuao i ka ʻūlili iā Ūlei no kāna poholuna ʻana i ke kinipōpō.The official blew the whistle on Ūlei for palming the ball.

pukakī [puka·kī].  n. key or keyhole, on a basketball court. lit., key hole. see uma kī.

Ua komo ke kī ʻana a ʻĀlapa mai ka uma mai o ka pukakī.ʻĀlapa made the shot from the top of the key.
 

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ulele kikī.  vi. fast break, as in basketball; to make a fast break. lit., leap swiftly into action. cf. kīloi ulele kikī. see kuemi.

ʻĀhaʻi akula ka hoʻokūkū iā Lāhainā Luna no kō lākou maʻalea aku i kō lākou hoa paio i ka ulele kikī.Lāhainā Luna really took the game due to their outwitting their opponent in the fast break.

uma kī.  n. top of the key on a basketball court. lit., key curve. also uma, pōheo. see pukakī.

ʻumi.  vt. to pressure, in basketball.

ʻUmi nui ʻia ʻo Karl Malone e ʻekolu mea kūpale i nā minuke hope loa o ka hoʻokūkū.Karl Malone usually gets pressured by three defenders in the last few minutes of the game.

ʻupena.  n. net, as of a basket on a basketball court or a volleyball net.

ʻaʻena ʻupenanet violation

He ʻupena wale iho nō.Nothing but net.

kanaka makaʻala ʻupenareferee, in volleyball (see ʻuao)

ua ʻupena ke kinipōpōnet ball, in volleyball (also ua ʻupena) Niʻihau

ʻupena pōpaʻipaʻivolleyball net

ʻūpiki [ʻū·piki].  vt. trap, in basketball; to make such a play.

ʻūpoʻi₇ [ʻū·poʻi].  vt. to dunk (the ball), in basketball. also pakā. cf. pākī.