double-team
verb
dou·ble-team
ˈdə-bəl-ˌtēm 
double-teamed; double-teaming; double-teams
: to block or guard (an opponent) with two players at one time
double-team
noun
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The arrival of Bane has given Orlando an All-Star caliber guard, who can initiate the offense, take a high volume of three-pointers, is a strong defender, and a guy who will punish teams for double-teaming Paolo Banchero or Franz Wagner.
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Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Indiana stopped sending a full-court press at Gilgeous-Alexander, taking away some of his driving lanes, while also double-teaming him more aggressively in the halfcourt.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
That might take some of the attention off Burns, leaving the talented veteran to take advantage of double-teams happening elsewhere.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
That helped Aaron Nesmith and T.J. McConnell pick up some steals by double-teaming Gilgeous-Alexander from behind.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Indiana stopped sending a full-court press at Gilgeous-Alexander, taking away some of his driving lanes, while also double-teaming him more aggressively in the halfcourt.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
That might take some of the attention off Burns, leaving the talented veteran to take advantage of double-teams happening elsewhere.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
That helped Aaron Nesmith and T.J. McConnell pick up some steals by double-teaming Gilgeous-Alexander from behind.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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“Double-team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-team. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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