shot clock

noun

Definition of shot clock

: a clock in basketball that displays a countdown of the time within which shooting the ball is required

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Officials determined there was still time on the game clock before the shot clock expired, giving Paul the chance to shoot the free throw. — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, "Watch: Steve Kerr Explains Not Calling a Timeout in Finals Seconds of Warriors-Rockets Game," 23 May 2018 With the shot clock off, the Bucks were forced to foul and Rozier made 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch to close it out. — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Celtics 113, Bucks 107: Milwaukee's magic fizzles out in overtime," 15 Apr. 2018 On one first-quarter possession, the Pistons were forced into a 3-point try by Drummond as the shot clock expired. — Dave Hogg, star-telegram, "Pistons outlast Mavericks in OT, ruin Motley's career-best game | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 6 Apr. 2018 The Kings want to play that way in the regular season, but often dribbled to much and started their offense too late into the shot clock. — Jason Jones, sacbee, "The Kings want to 'get out and run.' Why that best suits Justin Jackson's game," 9 July 2018 Yvonne Turner hit a 3-pointer at the end of the shot clock that made it 80-74 for the Mercury (13-5) with 36.6 seconds left and stopped a 10-3 Washington run. — baltimoresun.com, "Digest (July 1): Capitals sign center Dowd to one-year contract; Beagle off to Canucks," 3 July 2018 Like a sequence at the end of the third quarter, when Stephenson made a long 3 as the shot clock was about to expire, then blocked a dunk attempt at the end of the third quarter. — Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, "Bogey saves the day for the Pacers," 5 Mar. 2018 Missouri took a brief lead after Nikko beat the shot clock with a circus shot but couldn't hold it very long as Gilgeous-Alexander quickly responded with five points of his own. — Alex Schiffer, kansascity, "Missouri blown out at Kentucky for third straight loss | The Kansas City Star," 24 Feb. 2018 The Rockets’ idea of a really terrific play is to leave the ball in the hands of Harden, dribbling madly away, until about five seconds remain on the shot clock and it’s desperation time. — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, "Warriors, Celtics: It feels like a collision course," 15 May 2018

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shot clock

noun

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basketball : a clock that shows how much time a player has left to shoot the ball

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