shot clock

noun

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

Examples of shot clock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The teams could take 10 minutes for one possession — there was no 30-second shot clock to keep the game moving. —

Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024 Nembhard caught the ball close to half court, dribbled up toward Jalen Brunson, who rotated over to guard him, then stepped-back out 30 feet from the rim and heaved the ball with the shot clock expiring. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024 Windsor had the ball but lost it out of bounds with two seconds left on the shot clock, setting up Williams’ big shot. —

Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2024 There are rule differences, tighter shot clocks, longer game clocks, different terminologies, a lesser emphasis on practice, more games and, perhaps most importantly, different player-coach dynamics in the NBA than at the college level. —

Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for shot clock

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