shot clock
noun
: a clock in basketball that displays a countdown of the time within which shooting the ball is required
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The Nets applied no defensive pressure and yet, after directing his teammates around the floor while dribbling, Antetokounmpo crossed half court with 17 seconds left on the shot clock.
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Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The Aztecs regressed, allowing 14 possessions to tick inside 10 seconds on the 30-second shot clock and managing just four points from them.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
Two days later, the Celtics surrendered a game-high 33 points to Tyrese Maxey, 16 coming inside the paint, including a layup off a sideline inbound with 1.1 seconds on the shot clock.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Then Malik Monk, the former Laker, fouled Davis on the inbounds late in the shot clock, saving the possession for the Lakers.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The Aztecs regressed, allowing 14 possessions to tick inside 10 seconds on the 30-second shot clock and managing just four points from them.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
Two days later, the Celtics surrendered a game-high 33 points to Tyrese Maxey, 16 coming inside the paint, including a layup off a sideline inbound with 1.1 seconds on the shot clock.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Then Malik Monk, the former Laker, fouled Davis on the inbounds late in the shot clock, saving the possession for the Lakers.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Shot clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shot%20clock. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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