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shot clock
noun
- a clock used in basketball games to limit to a specific length the time taken between shots.
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Origin of shot clock1
Example Sentences
Before there was a shot clock, he had the audacity to have his team hold the ball for long periods of time without attempting a shot.
She’s unafraid to dribble into traffic and jack up a three-point attempt just seconds into the shot clock.
Grace Knox hit a three-pointer to beat the shot clock and give defending champion Eitwanda a 60-59 advantage with 2:30 left.
Kobe Johnson played a big part in the comeback, throwing a beautiful outlet pass to Eric Dailey Jr. for a dunk, rising for a three-pointer at the end of the shot clock and zipping a nice bounce pass to William Kyle III for another dunk.
It’s something he believes helped him during UCLA’s recent victory over Oregon, when he briefly lost the ball late in the shot clock, got it back, spun and stepped back into a three-pointer.
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