"**.....Basketball is like war where offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up. -Red Auerbach.**"

Air ball:
A shot that misses the backboard & rim of the basket.

Alley-oop:
A pass where the receiving player catches the ball in the air and shoots the ball without touching the ground.

And 1 (Three point play) :
When a player makes a goal after being fouled the referee awards one free throw, instead of the usual two (or three in the case of a 3 point shot).

Assist:
A player earns an assist when his pass leads directly to a basket by a teammate.

Backdoor:
When a player cuts behind his defender to the basket.

Baseline (endline):
The blue-lined mark surrounding the perimeter of the court where all the game action takes place.

Bench:
The location, where coaches and players not in the game sit. A "bench" player is another term for a reserve.

Blocked shot:
Stopping a shot attempt from reaching the basket before the ball reaches its highest point. Often referred to as a "rejection."

Bounce pass:
Passing the ball from one player to another by bouncing it on the floor.

Center:
Usually one of the tallest player on the team whose skills may include shot-blocking, rebounding and scoring.

Cylinder:
The imaginary "cylindrical" space directly above the rim of the basket. Under NBA rules, the ball cannot be touched when it is in the cylinder.

Double-Double:
The feat of collecting ten or more of two statistical categories in one game.

Draft:
The selection process to determine on which NBA teams the top newcomers will play.

Draft Lottery:
The process that determines the first 13 picks in the NBA Draft. The team with the worst record gets the most chances. The team with the second worst record gets the second most chances, etc. The first three picks are determined by chance, the rest are in inverted order of the teams' record the previous season.

Dunk (Stuff or Jam):
Making a basket by stuffing the ball down through the rim and into the net.

Fast break:
A play that occurs when the offensive team quickly gets the ball ahead of the defensive team.

Field Goal:
A shooting attempt, missed or successful, by an offensive player during the course of a game.

Free throw:
When a foul is committed, the player fouled usually gets to shoot from the free-throw line (which is 15 feet from the basket) without being defended.

Goaltending:
A defensive player illegally blocking an opponents shot attempt when the balls' trajectory is downward, or within the parameters of the rims'cyclinder.

Half-time:
The intermission between the first and second half which usually lasts 15 minutes. Teams change the end of the court that they shoot at during half-time.

Illegal defense:
Two-defensive players guarding an offensive opponent without possession of the ball.

Jump shot:
An offensive attempt by any of the five players on the court.

Lane (or the Paint):
The painted area from the end line under the basket to the free-throw line. (Offensive players can not be in the lane more than three seconds -- this is called a three second violation)

Lay-up:
An offensive attempt other than a jump-shot whereby a player lays the ball off the backboard, and into the basket.

Overtime:
When a game is tied at the end of regulation play (48 minutes), the two teams play a five minute overtime. A game can include as many overtime periods as necessary to determine a winner.

Paint:
See the 'lane' above.

Pass:
The passing of the ball, either using a chest or bounce pass, to turn over possesion of the ball to a teammate.

Point guard:
Usually a team's best ballhandler. He leads the offense and distributes the
ball to the team's best scorers.

Power forward:
Known primarily for their rebounding and defensive skills, they spend most of their time around the basket.

Quadruple-double:
The rare feat of collecting ten or more of four statistical categories during one game.

Personal Foul:
A violation committed by one player against another player. Following his sixth personal foul, the player is disqualified for the rest of the game.

Rebound:
Controlling the ball following a missed shot.

Rejection:
See 'Blocked shot' above.

Reserve:
A player sitting on the bench other than the five currently competing in the game.

Rookie:
A player with no prior NBA experience, who usually is acquired in the NBA Draft.

Screen (or Pick):
The act of delaying or preventing an opponent from reaching a position, without causing undue contact.

Shot:
A player's attempt to score a basket. The most common form of shooting is jumping straight-up facing the basket, and releasing the ball using your fingertips as a guide.

Shot clock:
The shot clock is used to time possessions. The offensive team has 24 seconds to make a scoring attempt.

Shooting guard:
Known primarily for their scoring and ballhandling, the shooting guard is usually one of the teams top offensive weapons.

Sixth man:
Refers to the team's first player off the bench, after the staring five.

Small Forward:
Known primarily for their offense, the small forward is not necessarily smaller than the power forward.

Steal:
Taking the ball away from an opponent or intercepting a pass.

Swing-man:
A player who can "swing" back and forth and play two positions.

Technical foul:
A technical foul is assessed for violations such as illegal defense as well as player and coach misconduct.

Three-point shot:
A shot attempted by a player from beyond an arc distanced at 22'feet.

Three second violation:
When an offensive player is in the "lane" more than three seconds.

Time-out:
A requested break in action by a team either with the possesion of the ball, or when the ball is dead.

Trillion:
A stat line in which a player fails to collect either a shot, point, rebound, assist, or foul, thus resulting in a stat line of all zeros.

Triple-double:
The feat of collecting ten or more of three statistical categories in one game.

Turnover:
A miscue that results in a change of possesion.

Weak-side:
The portion of the defensive team on the court furthest away from the offensive player with possesion of the ball.

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[Rihanna]

That's much I love you (yeah)

That's how much I need you (yeah, yeah, yeah)

And I can’t stand ya

Most everything you do

make me wanna smile

Can I not like you for awhile (No..)

[Ne-Yo]

but you won’t let me

You upset me girl

and then you kiss my lips

All of a sudden I forget that I was upset

Can’t remember what you did

But I hate it

[Rihanna]

You know exactly what to do

So that I can’t stay mad at you

For too long, that’s wrong

[Ne-Yo]

But, I hate it

You know exactly how to touch

So that I don’t wanna fuss and fight no more

Said I despise that I adore you

[Rihanna]

And I hate how much I love you boy (yeah)

I can’t stand how much I need you (I need you)

And I hate how much I love you boy (ooh)

But I just can’t let you go

And I hate that I love you so..

[Ne-Yo]

And you completely know the power that you have

The only one that makes me laugh

[Rihanna]

Said and it’s not fair how you take advantage of the fact that I

Love you beyond a reason why

And it just ain’t right

[Ne-Yo]

And I hate how much I love you girl

I can’t stand how much I need you

And I hate how much I love you girl

But I just can’t let you go

And I hate that I love you so

[Rihanna]

One of these days maybe your magic won’t affect me And your kiss won’t make me weak

But no one in this world knows me the way you know me

So you’ll probably always have a spell on me.. (yeah~oooh~)

[Rihanna, Ne-Yo]

That's much I love you

That's much I need you

That's much I need you

That's much I love you

That's much I love you

That's much I need you

That's much I need you

I need you

[Rihanna]

And I hate that I love you sooo...

[Rihanna]

And I hate how much I love you boy (Hey)

I can’t stand how much I need you (I can’t stand how much I need you)

And I hate how much I love you boy (yeah...ooh)

But I just can’t let you go (But I just can’t let you go, no)

And I hate that I love you so

[Both:] And I hate that I love you so.. so..