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Yes, backboard is playable

...and is worth 23 points.

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"Backboard" Definition

noun

A board placed under or behind something or someone to provide firmness or support.
Basketball The elevated vertical board from which the basket projects.
A board placed at or serving as the back of something.
A rounded or rectangular board behind the basket on a basketball court which serves to keep missed shots from going out-of-bounds and from which the ball can be made to rebound into the basket.
A stiff board on which an injured person and especially one with neck or spinal injuries is placed and immobilized in order to prevent further injury during transport.

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