to the basket. According to Synergy Sports Technology, use of the pick and roll in the NBA rose from 15.6% of total plays in the 2004–05 NBA season to 18.6% in the 2008–09 NBA season. Some of the most effective pick and roll duets in the Euroleague have been Dimitris Diamantidis and Mike Batiste of Panathinaikos B.C., Kostas Sloukas and Jan Veselý of Fenerbahçe İstanbul and Sergio Rodriguez and Kyle Hines of CSKA Moscow. Other sports The pick and roll is also used extensively in box lacrosse, the sport played in the National Lacrosse League. References Basketball terminology Basketball strategy