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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As The Athletic’s James Edwards wrote after Game 3, the Knicks played faster, getting into their sets earlier in the shot clock.
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Herro stole the ball away from Bulls point guard Coby White and rather than go for the wide-open lay-up to cut the deficit to three points with the shot clock on their side, Herro pulled up for a 3-pointer.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
After Beal poked the ball away from Brown and sent it bouncing toward the Boston basket, Brown recovered possession, pulled up to beat the shot clock and buried a high-arcing one-footed jumper from just inside halfcourt.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
That shot — which missed — came at the end of the shot clock when a Bronco turnover was imminent.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Herro stole the ball away from Bulls point guard Coby White and rather than go for the wide-open lay-up to cut the deficit to three points with the shot clock on their side, Herro pulled up for a 3-pointer.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
After Beal poked the ball away from Brown and sent it bouncing toward the Boston basket, Brown recovered possession, pulled up to beat the shot clock and buried a high-arcing one-footed jumper from just inside halfcourt.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
That shot — which missed — came at the end of the shot clock when a Bronco turnover was imminent.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Shot clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shot%20clock. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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