press
basketball
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A full-court press is a defensive strategy in basketball where a team applies intense pressure to the opponent across the entire court. This tactic aims to force the opposing team into making hurried decisions and errors, leading to turnovers. It can be employed as either a man-to-man or zone defense. The term "full-court press" also has a secondary meaning outside of basketball, referring to an all-out effort or offensive push. This defensive strategy has been used in basketball since the late 1940s.12
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