jump shot
noun
: a shot in basketball made by jumping into the air and releasing the ball with one or both hands at the peak of the jump
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But Texas responded with a jump shot by Booker and layups from Harmon and Carlton in a span of 37 seconds.
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Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
La Habra senior guard Acen Jimenez made a fallaway jump shot near the free-throw line to give the Highlanders a one-point lead.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
De’Anthony Melton was once again spectacular as a scorer, knifing into the paint for layups with a quick first step and burying four 3-pointers with a confident jump shot.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
His monumental stat line went to waste when Russell Westbrook fouled Minnesota’s Nickeil Alexander-Walker on a corner jump shot at the buzzer.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
La Habra senior guard Acen Jimenez made a fallaway jump shot near the free-throw line to give the Highlanders a one-point lead.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
De’Anthony Melton was once again spectacular as a scorer, knifing into the paint for layups with a quick first step and burying four 3-pointers with a confident jump shot.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
His monumental stat line went to waste when Russell Westbrook fouled Minnesota’s Nickeil Alexander-Walker on a corner jump shot at the buzzer.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Jump shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20shot. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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