Lead Official.

The referee or official who is primarily responsible for action between the baseline and the free throw line extended. After a change in possession, when the ball begins to move toward the other end of the court, the lead official usually becomes the trail official.

Lead Pass.

A pass thrown well ahead of a running teammate.

Linear Weights Formulas.

Rating systems that assign a value to each major statistical event on the court (Points, Field Goal Attempts, Free Throw Attempts, Offensive and Defensive Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks Shots, Turnovers, and Personal Fouls) and sum these. Tendex is the most common form of rating.
See: eBA Formulas Revision.

Live Ball.

As soon as a ball is given to a free-throw shooter or a thrower on a throw-in, it is live, but the game clock does not restart until the ball is alive.

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