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point guard

noun as in basketball position

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The point guard added seven assists and six rebounds to balance out five sloppy turnovers and his eighth technical foul in 15 games.

Long before Russell Westbrook nailed the go-ahead three-pointer from the wing in the Washington Wizards’ nail-biter of a win Sunday night, there were hints that the point guard was going to put on the type of show that made him a nine-time all-star.

Sophomore Hakim Hart, who plays point guard at times, has emerged as an important contributor.

“Right now, we’re still a work in progress,” Turgeon said last week, adding that in a loss at Michigan, Ayala scored better when playing at point guard.

The junior point guard is averaging seven assists and less than two turnovers over his past five games.

The Varsity Chiefs are awesome, and the engine for this devastating hardwood machine is point guard Buell Robinson.

“I saw the whole Laker team standing around staring at this man,” said Knicks point guard Walt “Clyde” Frazier.

Sujay Kumar says the Celtics outspoken point guard should be celebrated for keeping the tradition alive.

He landed with the Knicks to be a backup to a backup point guard.

Or a possible flash-in-the pan who two months from now will be just another NBA point guard?

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to point guard, such as: playmaker, point, point man, and point player.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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