Basketball pass that leads to a score Crossword Clue

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Basketball pass that leads to a score Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. work for or be a servant to
2. give help or assistance; be of service
(noun)
1. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
2. (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BASKETBALL (noun)
1. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
2. an inflated ball used in playing basketball
SCORE (noun)
1. a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
2. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
SCORE (verb)
1. gain points in a game
2. assign a grade or rank to, according to one’s evaluation

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
STASIS

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