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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Indiana double-teamed her in the second round, then Maryland and Duke followed suit, scheming against her more and more.
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Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
If Scheyer employs him as the screener in the pick-and-roll and Houston's aggressive defense double-teams the ball-handler, Flagg will have a ton of 4-on-3 opportunities to rack up assists.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Even when Betts was in the game, she was often derailed by the Tigers’ defense, which double-teamed her at times.
—Anne M. Peterson, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
Soon, the Rockets had no choice but to unambiguously send a double-team at Murray.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
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Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
If Scheyer employs him as the screener in the pick-and-roll and Houston's aggressive defense double-teams the ball-handler, Flagg will have a ton of 4-on-3 opportunities to rack up assists.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Even when Betts was in the game, she was often derailed by the Tigers’ defense, which double-teamed her at times.
—Anne M. Peterson, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
Soon, the Rockets had no choice but to unambiguously send a double-team at Murray.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Double-team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-team. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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