English term
Argentina
dominate the paint
What is the meaning of "dominate the paint" in the following sentence:
"Minnesota lost at home against the Lakers on Sunday, with Anthony Davis grabbing 25 rebounds as he dominated the paint."
| 4 +1 | domina debajo del aro |
Víctor Zamorano
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| 5 +1 | domina en la pintura |
Rubén Méndez Suárez
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| 4 | domina en la zona restringida |
Breogán Zazpe
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Non-PRO (1): Juan Jacob
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Proposed translations
Spain
Ciencias sociales y mucho más
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: French to Spanish, English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
domina debajo del aro
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Juan Gil
: La sugerencia más razonable de acuerdo como se narra el juego (porque técnicamente es "zona restringida" pero nunca he escuchado que narradores/comentaristas le digan así).
8 hrs
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Spain
IT and Localisation Expert
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
domina en la pintura
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Note added at 18 minutos (2024-03-12 23:29:21 GMT)
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Basketball player for +15 years.
Coach for +3 years.
Referee/Official for +10 years.
United Kingdom
Quality First
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Greek to Spanish
Discussion
"The paint" is slang for "the key" because it is the part of the court that is painted a different color than the rest of the court, which is usually just hardwood. The exception to that was those horrible NBA Cup courts in late 2023 that were all painted-- but even then, the key was painted a different color than the rest of the court.
Since Anthony Davis plays power forward/center, his role is to be very active in the paint/key, rather than around the perimeter of the court. ¡Suerte!