| Term | Definition |
| fouled | in sports, made an unfair play against |
| hoop | a ring or round, flat band |
| jersey | a shirt that is pulled over the head, made of a soft, knitted cloth |
| marveled | was filled with wonder, was astonished |
| rim | an edge, border, or margin on or around anything |
| speechless | not able to talk |
| swatted | hit sharply or violently |
| unbelievable | incredible; hard to think of as true or real |
| backboard | in basketball, the flat, elevated surface of wood, glass, or plastic on which the basket on a basketball court is fastened |
| dribbling | moving a ball by bouncing it |
| dunk | to shoot a basketball by leaping, so that the hands are above the rim, and throwing the ball down through the netting |