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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Following a Celtics stop, Brown danced back and forth against Banchero before draining a high-arcing jump shot from the free-throw line.
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Jay King, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The Pacers were held scoreless until center Myles Turner hit a 3-point jump shot to put them on the board with 7:30 to play in the first period.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
There’s contact on Tim Hardaway (Jr.), his jump shot.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
The 6-foot-10 big man nailed his fifth-ever game-winning jump shot on Wednesday night, helping the Mavericks clinch a 120-118 victory.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
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Jay King, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The Pacers were held scoreless until center Myles Turner hit a 3-point jump shot to put them on the board with 7:30 to play in the first period.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
There’s contact on Tim Hardaway (Jr.), his jump shot.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
The 6-foot-10 big man nailed his fifth-ever game-winning jump shot on Wednesday night, helping the Mavericks clinch a 120-118 victory.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Jump shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20shot. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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