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Sometimes, seeing the ball go through the basket, even on foul shots, can help a shooter’s confidence.
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Sean Gregory, Time, 17 June 2025
In the last two games of this series — both wins for Oklahoma City — Williams and Gilgeous-Alexander lived at the foul line, with 47 foul shots between them.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 17 June 2025
And that one foul shot came with 6:13 to go in the first quarter.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
But on the next possession, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson drew two foul shots and sank them both, putting Boston again down one, now with just 12.7 ticks on the clock.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
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Sean Gregory, Time, 17 June 2025
In the last two games of this series — both wins for Oklahoma City — Williams and Gilgeous-Alexander lived at the foul line, with 47 foul shots between them.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 17 June 2025
And that one foul shot came with 6:13 to go in the first quarter.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
But on the next possession, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson drew two foul shots and sank them both, putting Boston again down one, now with just 12.7 ticks on the clock.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
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“Foul shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20shot. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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