free throw
noun
: an unhindered shot in basketball made from behind a set line and awarded because of a foul by an opponent
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Jalen Brunson made two clutch free throws with 12.7 seconds remaining to give the Knicks a one-point lead, before Mikal Bridges made another game-winning steal, this time on Jayson Tatum, to secure a huge 91-90 win at TD Garden.
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Matias Grez, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
In a strange sequence that began with 48 seconds left, Nesmith flushed a putback dunk off a missed free throw and, in the process, seemed to hurt Mitchell.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 7 May 2025
Chet Holmgren missed a pair of free throws with eight seconds left, and Aaron Gordon buried a 3-pointer in the chaos that followed with 2.8 seconds remaining to steal a stunning 121-119 Game 1 win from the Thunder.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
Leonard made one of two free throws with 18.8 seconds left, and the Clippers’ defense did the rest.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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Matias Grez, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
In a strange sequence that began with 48 seconds left, Nesmith flushed a putback dunk off a missed free throw and, in the process, seemed to hurt Mitchell.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 7 May 2025
Chet Holmgren missed a pair of free throws with eight seconds left, and Aaron Gordon buried a 3-pointer in the chaos that followed with 2.8 seconds remaining to steal a stunning 121-119 Game 1 win from the Thunder.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
Leonard made one of two free throws with 18.8 seconds left, and the Clippers’ defense did the rest.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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“Free throw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20throw. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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