Swish : the science behind basketball's most dynamic plays

Morey, Allan, author.

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"Dr. J's iconic slam dunk in 1983. Kobe Bryant's epic alley-oop to Shaq during game 7 of the Western Conference Finals in 2000. LeBron James's massive block against Andre Iguodala in the 2016 NBA Finals. Michael Jordan's buzzer-beater in 1989. Dig into the science of basketball using these memorable moments in sports history. From momentum and energy to gravitational pull, science is the true showstopper in basketball"-- Provided by publisher.

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Basketball Juvenile literature

Sports sciences Juvenile literature

Part of a Series:

Sports Illustrated kids (Capstone Press) Sports Illustrated kids: science behind the plays

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ISBN:

9781669091905

Description:

32 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm

Target Audience Note:

8-9
8-11

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Slam dunk
Alley-oop
The block
The shot.

LCCN:

2024032165

Control Number:

3391365

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