Defense & Rebounding

Chase-Down

noun / verbbasketball / community term

Recovering from behind to block or challenge a fast-break finish.

Chase-down attempts require speed, timing, angle, vertical ability, and discipline to avoid fouling.

Used in a sentence

“The lock erased the layup with a chase-down block.”

Also written chasedown

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

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