give-and-go
noun
: a play (as in basketball or hockey) in which a player passes to a teammate and immediately cuts toward the net or goal to receive a return pass
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Via a give-and-go with Jesper Boqvist, Sourdif roofed the puck past Saros for the milestone in his fourth career game.
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Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Against the Trail Blazers, there was one play late in the first half when Nurkic found Ball with a nifty bounce pass on a give-and-go, leading to the Ball getting fouled and heading to the free throw line.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2025
MacKinnon came through in the final minute of the first with a highlight-reel goal, becoming a one-man zone entry before finishing a give-and-go with Samuel Girard.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
With the Sharks trailing 2-1 midway through the second period, Smith poked the puck off the stick of Jonathan Beecher to himself in the neutral zone, worked a give-and-go with Mikael Granlund, and beat Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo with a wrist shot to the short side.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
The Presidents came out with Gendron in the high post and Hopps would roll to the hoop from the top of the key for easy give-and-go layups for Quincy out of the gates in the third quarter for four consecutive successful possessions.
—Brian Fabry, Boston Herald, 10 Jan. 2024
Asisat Oshoala got the ball on the right wing after a give-and-go with Deyna Castellanos.
—Susie Rantz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
In fact, Liverpool twice came close to scoring perfect goals for that style of football: when Diogo Jota nearly turned home Trent Alexander-Arnold’s volleyed cross; and when Salah was denied by a last-ditch challenge after a couple of give-and-goes.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
Russell and Jake Davis engaged in a nice give-and-go that sprang Davis into the penalty area.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2024
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Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Against the Trail Blazers, there was one play late in the first half when Nurkic found Ball with a nifty bounce pass on a give-and-go, leading to the Ball getting fouled and heading to the free throw line.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2025
MacKinnon came through in the final minute of the first with a highlight-reel goal, becoming a one-man zone entry before finishing a give-and-go with Samuel Girard.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
With the Sharks trailing 2-1 midway through the second period, Smith poked the puck off the stick of Jonathan Beecher to himself in the neutral zone, worked a give-and-go with Mikael Granlund, and beat Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo with a wrist shot to the short side.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
The Presidents came out with Gendron in the high post and Hopps would roll to the hoop from the top of the key for easy give-and-go layups for Quincy out of the gates in the third quarter for four consecutive successful possessions.
—Brian Fabry, Boston Herald, 10 Jan. 2024
Asisat Oshoala got the ball on the right wing after a give-and-go with Deyna Castellanos.
—Susie Rantz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
In fact, Liverpool twice came close to scoring perfect goals for that style of football: when Diogo Jota nearly turned home Trent Alexander-Arnold’s volleyed cross; and when Salah was denied by a last-ditch challenge after a couple of give-and-goes.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
Russell and Jake Davis engaged in a nice give-and-go that sprang Davis into the penalty area.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2024
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“Give-and-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give-and-go. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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