shot clock
noun
: a clock in basketball that displays a countdown of the time within which shooting the ball is required
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In the latest version, the Pop-A-Shot Elite released in February, made shots can count as two points or three points depending on the shot clock.
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Daniel Brown, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Last season the Knicks took the 4th most shots in the NBA with four seconds or less on the shot clock, which has a lower percent chance of success compared to earlier in the clock.
—Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
What he's accustomed to is a methodical offensive approach, bleeding the shot clock, and constant cutting in an attempt to get free breaking to the basket.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
In this instance, a clear flaw in the rules was being exploited, because while a shot clock was introduced a few years ago to speed up play between points, there’s no clock between first and second serves.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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Daniel Brown, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Last season the Knicks took the 4th most shots in the NBA with four seconds or less on the shot clock, which has a lower percent chance of success compared to earlier in the clock.
—Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
What he's accustomed to is a methodical offensive approach, bleeding the shot clock, and constant cutting in an attempt to get free breaking to the basket.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
In this instance, a clear flaw in the rules was being exploited, because while a shot clock was introduced a few years ago to speed up play between points, there’s no clock between first and second serves.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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“Shot clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shot%20clock. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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