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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Washington got even when McGaughy beat the shot clock with a layup with 14 seconds remaining.
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ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
With 19 seconds on the shot clock and just under three minutes left in the first quarter against Washington, Hart didn’t swing the ball or make a play for a teammate.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Washington got even when freshman Brynn McGaughy beat the shot clock with a layup with 14 seconds remaining.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
After the Heat closed to within 119-118, Reed Sheppard hit a running jumper with 12 seconds left, just before the shot clock expired.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
With 19 seconds on the shot clock and just under three minutes left in the first quarter against Washington, Hart didn’t swing the ball or make a play for a teammate.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Washington got even when freshman Brynn McGaughy beat the shot clock with a layup with 14 seconds remaining.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
After the Heat closed to within 119-118, Reed Sheppard hit a running jumper with 12 seconds left, just before the shot clock expired.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Shot clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shot%20clock. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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