◎位置◎ 
Guard(后卫)、Forward(前锋)、Center(中锋)。 
Point Guard(控球后卫)，简称PG。 
Shooting Guard(得分后卫)，简称SG。 
Small Forward(小前锋)，简称SF。 
Power Forward(强力前锋)，简称PF。 
Center(中锋)，简称C。 

◎投篮动作◎ 
Dunk灌篮。 
Bank shot(擦板得分)。 
Double pump(拉杆投篮)。 
Fade-away shot(后仰式跳投)。 
Hook shot(钩射)。 
Jump shot(跳投)。 
Layup(带球上篮)。 
Perimeter shot(中距离投射)。 
Set shot(立定投篮)。 
Three-point shot(三分球)。

◎攻守数据◎ 
Assist(助攻)。 
Block shot(阻攻、火锅)，简称Block。 
Rebound(篮板球)。 
Defensive rebound(防守篮板球)。 
Offensive rebound(进攻篮板球)。 
Field goal(投球命中)。 
Field goal percentage(投球命中率)。 
Free throw(罚球)。 
Free throw percentage(罚球命中率)。 
Three-point shot percentage(三分球命中率)。 
Steal(抄截)。 
Turnover(失误)。 

◎犯规动作◎ 
Blocking foul(阻挡犯规)。 
Buzzer(蜂鸣器，表示时间终了，换人…等)。 
Charging foul(带球撞人犯规)。 
Dead ball(死球)。 
Double dribble(两次运球违例)。 
Ejection(驱逐出场)。 
First half(上半场)。 
Flagrant foul(恶性犯规)。 
Foul(犯规)。 
Foul out(犯满毕业)。

Goaltending(干扰投篮，得分)。 
Hand-checking(以手掌推挡对方进攻球员之犯规动作)。 
Illegal defense(防守违例)。 
Jump ball(跳球、争球)。 
Out of bound(球出界)。 
Overtime(延长赛)。 
First half(上半场)。 
Second half(下半场)。 
Shot clock violation(24秒未投篮，违例)。 
Substitute(换人)。 
Technical foul(技术犯规)。 
Ten-second violation(10秒内未带球过半场，违例)。 
Three-second violation(篮下3秒，违例)。 
Traveling(走步)。 
Twenty-second timeout(20秒短暂停)。

◎球队组织◎ 
Head coach(总教练)。 
Assistant coach(助理教练)。 
Bench(泛指所有替补球员)。 
General manager(球队总经理)。 
President(球队总裁)。 
Mascot(球队吉祥物)。 
MVP(最有价值球员)。 
Rookie(菜鸟球员)。 
Veteran(资深球员)。

◎篮球场地◎ 
Backboard(篮板)。 
Freethrow line(罚球线)。 
Halftime(中场休息时间)。 
Hoop(篮框)。 
Rim(篮圈)。 
Net(篮网)。 
Painted area(禁区)。 
Scoring table(记录台)。 
Shot clock(时限钟。进攻方在必须在24秒内使球触及篮框，否则将判违例)。 
Three-point line(三分球线)。 
Wing(底线区域)。 

◎各种战术◎ 
Cut(切入)。 
Fast break(快攻)。 
Foul strategy(犯规战术)。 
Give and go(传切战术)。 
Pick and roll(挡切战术)。 
Jockey for position(卡位)。 
One-one-one defense(人盯人防守)。 
Zone defense(区域联防)。

◎比赛赛制◎ 
Home team(主队)。 
Guest team(客队)。 
Home game(主场比赛)。 
Away game(客场作战)。 
Regular season(例行赛)。 
Post season(季后赛)。 
Playoff(季后赛)。 
Final(总决赛)。 
First round(首轮赛事)。 
Home court advantage(主场优势)。 
Winning streak(连胜纪录)。 
Losing streak(连败纪录)。 
Schedule(赛程)。 
Semi-final(准决赛)。

◎统计表相关词汇◎ 

Regular Season 常规赛季 

Postseason / Playoffs 季后赛（东、西区前八支球队） 

Team statistics 球队统计表 

Individual Statistics Leaders 个人数据排行榜 

Points 得分 PPG (points per game) 平均每场得分 Rebounds 篮板 Fast Breaks 快攻得分 

RPG (rebounds per game) 平均每场篮板 Assists 助攻 APG (assists per game) 平均每场助攻 

FG PCT. (Field Goal Percent) 投篮命中率 FT PCT. (Free Throw Percent) 罚球命中率 

3－PT PCT. (Three Point Percent) 三分球命中率 2－PT PCT. (Two Point Percent) 二分球命中率 

PPS (Points per Shot) 投篮得分率 Shooting Efficiency 投篮效率 

Steals 抢断 Blocks 盖冒 Fouls 犯规 Turnovers 失误 

Double Doubles 两双 Triple Doubles 三双 

Offense 进攻 Deffence 防守 

Schedule 日程表 Standings 排名 Injuries 受伤 Transactions 球员交换（转会） Rankings 排位 

All Star Game 全明星赛 Draft 选秀（赛季前进行） Rookie 新手（打球仅为一年的球手） 

Win 获胜 Lose 失利 Conference 联盟 Division 分区 Home 主场 Road 客场

◎NBA 球队一览表◎
Golden State Warriors 金州勇士队
LA Clippers 洛杉矶快艇队
LA Lakers 洛杉矶湖人队
Phoenix Suns 凤凰城太阳队
Portland Trailblazers 波特兰开拓者队
Sacramento Kings 萨克拉门托国王队
Seattle Supersonics 西雅图超音速队
Dallas Mavericks 达拉斯小牛队
Denver Nuggets 丹佛掘金队
Houston Rockets 休斯敦火箭队
Minnesota Timberwolves 明尼苏达森林狼队
Utah Jazz 犹他爵士队
Vancouver Grizzlies 温哥华灰熊队
Miami Heat 迈阿密热浪队
New York Knickerbockers 纽约尼克斯队
Philadelphia 76ers 费城七六人队
Orlando Magic 奥兰多魔术队
Boston Celtics 波士顿凯尔特人队
New Jersey Nets 新泽西网队
Washington Wizards 华盛顿奇才队
Atlanta Hawks 亚特兰大老鹰队
Charlotte Hornets 夏洛特黄蜂队
Chicago Bulls 芝加哥公牛队
Cleveland Cavaliers 克里夫兰骑士队
Detroit Pistons 底特律活塞队
Indiana Pacers 印地安纳步行者队
Milwaukee Bucks 密尔沃基雄鹿队
Toronto Raptors 多伦多猛龙队

◎部分英英解释◎

Alley-oop pass: A pass thrown to a player who is running toward the basket. The second player leaps, catches the ball in midair, and dunks it or lays it in before he lands.
空中接力传球（alley-oop pass)：把球传给正在跑向篮筐的球员。第二个球员跳跃，在空中接住球，在他落地前扣篮或者上篮。

Air ball: Sarcastic term to describe a shot that doesn't touch the rim.
三不沾（air ball)：术语——用来讽刺不沾篮筐的投篮。

Assist: A pass that leads directly to a basket.
助攻（assist)：能直接得分的传球。

Backcourt: A team's defensive half of the court. As it refers to players, a team's guards.
后场(backcourt)：球场上球队防守的部分。如果指球员的话，指球队里的后卫。

Backdoor play: A fundamental basketball play in which one player passes to a teammate in the high post, and when the defenders follow the ball, another player cuts to the basket from the opposite side of the court to take a pass for an open shot.
溜底线或被切打法（backdoor play)：最基本的篮球打法——球员传球给站在高位的队友，当防守队员跟球后，另一个队员从球场的另一边切到球以寻找投球空位。

Bank shot: A shot that is aimed at a spot on the backboard so that it caroms, or "banks," into the basket
擦板入蓝(bank shot)：以篮板上一点为目标投篮,所以球可以反弹，或者“擦板”进入篮筐里

Bench: Reserves.
替补队员席（bench)：指（全体）替补队员。

Bounce pass: A pass thrown by a player to a teammate that bounces on the floor.
击地传球（bounce pass）：一名球员将球击地传给队友。

Box out: Use your body to stay between an opponent and the basket and thus get into better position for a rebound.
抢位挡人（box out)：用身体挡在对手和篮板之间，以找到一个更好的篮板球位置。

Brick: A hard, errant shot that caroms wildly off the basket or backboard.
打板（brick)：过于用力，导致弹出篮筐或篮板的失误的投篮。

Bunny: An open, uncontested shot, usually a layup or dunk. Also: snowbird.
突破上篮（bunny, snowbird)：空位，没有防守的投篮，通常是灌篮或扣篮。

Bury: Sink (a shot), as in "bury a jumper."
命中（bury)：投篮命中。

Chucker: A player who never met a shot he didn't like.
投手（chucker）：从没碰到不舒服的投篮的球员。

Coast-to-coast: From one end of the court to the other.
从前场到后场（coast-to-coast)：从球场的一端到另一端。

Collective Bargaining Agreement: The agreement between the NBA and the Players Association that governs all terms and conditions of employment of NBA players by NBA teams.
NBA劳资协议（collective bargaining agreement)：NBA和球员协会签订的协议，包括了所有的NBA球队中的NBA球员雇佣的条约和条件。

Deny the ball: Prevent an opponent from getting the ball by guarding him closely and staying between him and the player in possession of the ball.
绕前防守（deny the ball):球员得球时防止对手通过近身防守得球或挡在他中间。

Downtown: Far from the basket, often synonymous with beyond the three-point arc.
中场(downtown)：距篮筐较远的地方，通常意味着三分线之外的地方。

Draft: The annual selection process by which NBA teams select players from the colleges and elsewhere.
新秀选拔（draft）：每年一次NBA球队会从大学或其他地区选拔球员。

Dribble: Bounce the ball.
运球（dribble）：拍球。

Dunk: A shot thrown downward through the basket, with one or two hands. Also: slam, slam-dunk, jam
灌篮（dunk，slam，slam-dunk，jam）：直接穿透篮筐的投球，可以一只手或两只手。

Fast break: A play in which a team gains possession and then pushes the ball downcourt quickly, hoping to get a good shot off before the other team has a chance to get back and set up on defense.
快攻（fast break)：球队控球时的一种打法。控球后把球迅速传回后半场，希望在另一队回防前能得到一次好的投球机会，然后重新防守。

Foul: A violation. Usually, illegal contact between two players.
犯规(foul)：违例。通常指两球员间非法接触。

Foul trouble: When a player is nearing the limit for personal fouls before he is ejected from the game, or a team is nearing the limit in each period after which all fouls become shooting fouls.
犯规麻烦(foul trouble)：指一个球员个人犯规次数快要达到底限而快要不能继续比赛，或者指每一节中球队所有犯规都变成打手犯规，球队快要面临底限。

Free agent: A player not under contract to any NBA team because his contract has expired or was terminated by his team in accordance with NBA waiver procedures, or because he was eligible for an NBA Draft and was never signed to an NBA contract.
自由人(free agent)：没有与任何NBA球队签约的球员，因为他的合约已经到期或者由于球队为了与NBA豁免流程相一致而被球队终止比赛，或者因为他可能在NBA选秀中被选上，也可能再也不与NBA签约。