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[welkins2139]

They looked to make dunks and no-look passes instead of hustling for loose balls and setting screens.

Would you explain the bold text?

Thank you

[CP]

This is about basketball. It means the players were doing the flashy things like dunking and making blind passes rather than playing solid, fundamental basketball.

Hustling for loose balls = Trying hard to get the ball whenever it is loose / not in someone's possession

Setting screens = Working together to stand in the way of a defender to prevent him from guarding / pursuing one's teammate, who has the ball
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