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- noun Plural form of
backboard .
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Examples
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Burrows knocked in his own rebound off the backboards from the bottom of the left circle for his third goal.
USATODAY.com 2008
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And they also controlled the backboards, outrebounding the Cavaliers, 48-43.
Wizards finally play complete game on the road, defeat woeful Cavaliers Michael Lee 2011
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Professional style backboards are made of ½ inch thick tempered glass.
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Backboard that are made of cast acrylic are very similar to glass backboards – but more economical.
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Most acrylic backboards come with steel frames for even more stability.
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"They were bouncing off houses, basketball backboards, trucks," she says.
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The players have vowed to visit every dormitory that has a court with two backboards.
Carolina's Students Get Educated Ben Cohen 2011
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Jamie Harris continued his improvement and led the team in scoring at 14.5 per game, while Samme Givens was an animal on the backboards, ripping off 8.3 per game.
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"They were bouncing off houses, basketball backboards, trucks," she says.
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Today, he offers advice on different types of basketball hoop backboard material and discusses the differences between acrylic and tempered glass backboards.
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