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goalkeeping; any of several violations that prevent a goal from being scored, occurring when a player interferes with a shot by touching the ball on its downward flight to the basket or while it is over, on, or within the rim of the basket

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  • Facing a hungry Slovakia will be challenging, although the goaltending is a question mark.
  • Their defense and goaltending is pretty good, too.
  • Compared to two years ago, our goaltending is equal.
  • It just shows that goaltending is a world-class position.
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