Midcourt in a sentence

England coach Jess Thirlby made an extraordinary 22 changes during the game, and the introduction of midcourt veterans Jade Clarke and Chelsea Pitman after half-time added more bite to the Roses, who at one stage trailed 42-34 in the third quarter.

Making things a bit harder to look at is an absolutely massive midcourt logo that spans from sideline to sideline.

A few moments later, Heat star Tyler Herro and Rockets wing Amen Thompson got tangled up near midcourt.

The Dusties really tightened things up in the second half, with Brooke Weatherhead (GD) moving from midcourt to defence (GD), to help Natasha Green (GK) cope with her duties.

The Spurs missed 21 of 25 field-goal attempts in the period and only avoided being held to single digits when Keldon Johnson sank a midcourt shot at the buzzer.

Riding a wave of confidence, the Swifts' midcourt began the final quarter in dominant fashion.

Weber then stole the ball near midcourt and went in for a spectacular left-handed layup before Randy Witt added a free toss.

Brown choked up while giving his midcourt farewell, and after relinquishing the mic, he lingered for another hour in the corner of the arena, hugging necks and shaking hands as fans formed a greeting line.

Detroit’s Stanley Johnson turned the ball over on a pass toward Reggie Jackson with 2:28 left, and Jackson stood and watched after Bledsoe took the ball near midcourt and went in for a layup.

When the third quarter ended, every player gathered behind them as Wade and Nowitzki were honored with commemorative jerseys at midcourt.

But the clock did not start when the ball was inbounded, and officials blew the play dead as the Deacons reached the midcourt stripe.

With three seconds remaining and the score tied, Notre Dame had possession after Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State’s 6-foot-7 center, committed her fifth foul during a wild scramble at midcourt to prevent the Irish from getting a wide-open layup.

Drives and pushes may be played from the midcourt or forecourt, and are most often used in doubles: they are an attempt to regain the attack, rather than choosing to lift the shuttlecock and defend against smashes.

In the midcourt, a high shuttlecock will usually be met with a powerful smash, also hitting downwards and hoping for an outright winner or a weak reply.

Pushes may also be hit flatter, placing the shuttlecock into the front midcourt.

Whenever possible, a pair will adopt an ideal attacking formation with one player hitting down from the rearcourt, and his partner in the midcourt intercepting all smash returns except the lift.

When the shuttlecock is near to net height, players can hit drives, which travel flat and rapidly over the net into the opponents' rear midcourt and rearcourt.