Defense & Rebounding

2-3 Zone

nounbasketball term

A zone with two defenders higher and three defenders protecting the lower court and baseline.

In 2K it is commonly used to protect the paint and involve long defenders in passing lanes. Corners, high-post catches, and quick reversals can challenge it.

Used in a sentence

“Put the center in the middle to break the 2-3 zone.”

Community slang changes over time and can mean different things in different game editions, modes and groups.

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