The basic columns
REB
What does REB mean in basketball?
篮板Rebounds
Total boards taken, offensive plus defensive. Sheets usually print all three side by side as OREB / DREB / REB.
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How it is worked out
OREB + DREB
Worked through
Three offensive plus eight defensive prints as 11.
What it leaves out
How many boards exist to take depends on how both teams shot: the better the other team shoots, the fewer defensive rebounds there are. Comparing totals across teams says little; compare rebound rate instead.
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One term down, the whole sheet to go
The numbers on a sheet lean on each other. How many free throws appear depends on the team foul count; how many rebounds exist depends on how both teams shot. Reading a whole game means reading them together.