Examples of made/scored a basket in a Sentence
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Henderson made a basket with just over a minute left that gave the Blazers a two-possession lead.
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
Six or more players scored eight points or more and all but two players scored a basket in the second half.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
Brogdon made a basket for before Sengun scored again, giving Houston a 122-118 advantage with less than a minute left.
—Kristie Rieken, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
After Kendall Fair sank a 3-pointer with 39 seconds left to cut Timberview’s lead to 55-53, O.D. Wyatt forced an eight-second call with 24.8 seconds remaining and Marcell McCreary scored a basket off Jacobi Lewis’ steal to tie the score at 55-all with 11 seconds left.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2021
Vaughn Zagarian made a basket with one second left in overtime to deliver a victory for the Falcons.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
After a scoreless first overtime, Longstreet scored made a basket and four free throws to help Delano build a six-point lead with 11 seconds left.
—Star Tribune, 23 Mar. 2021
Both benches were given a technical after Dickinson scored a basket and glared at the Maryland bench, prompting words to be exchanged between the two sides.
—Daniel Oyefusi, baltimoresun.com, 31 Dec. 2020
After being victimized by a 39-18 Heat first quarter lead in Game 3, the Celtics, with Derrick White setting the early tone with the first seven points of the game, scored 18 points before Miami made a basket.
—Dallas News, 23 May 2022
Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
Six or more players scored eight points or more and all but two players scored a basket in the second half.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
Brogdon made a basket for before Sengun scored again, giving Houston a 122-118 advantage with less than a minute left.
—Kristie Rieken, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
After Kendall Fair sank a 3-pointer with 39 seconds left to cut Timberview’s lead to 55-53, O.D. Wyatt forced an eight-second call with 24.8 seconds remaining and Marcell McCreary scored a basket off Jacobi Lewis’ steal to tie the score at 55-all with 11 seconds left.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2021
Vaughn Zagarian made a basket with one second left in overtime to deliver a victory for the Falcons.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
After a scoreless first overtime, Longstreet scored made a basket and four free throws to help Delano build a six-point lead with 11 seconds left.
—Star Tribune, 23 Mar. 2021
Both benches were given a technical after Dickinson scored a basket and glared at the Maryland bench, prompting words to be exchanged between the two sides.
—Daniel Oyefusi, baltimoresun.com, 31 Dec. 2020
After being victimized by a 39-18 Heat first quarter lead in Game 3, the Celtics, with Derrick White setting the early tone with the first seven points of the game, scored 18 points before Miami made a basket.
—Dallas News, 23 May 2022
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