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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Working with a 10-second shot clock, players that scored seven points won — with anything inside the arc worth one point and outside worth two.
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Jason Beede, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2026
On the first possession of the series, the Knicks forced a shot clock violation because Bridges and the rest of the crew would not let up.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The Valkyries managed just 63 points after scoring at least 90 in their first two games, and the offense looked lost when the shot clock started to hit single digits.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
In hindsight, Julius Randle turning down a potential drive to the rim and instead lobbing a grenade to Rudy Gobert near the end of the shot clock was a harbinger of the rest of his night.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
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Jason Beede, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2026
On the first possession of the series, the Knicks forced a shot clock violation because Bridges and the rest of the crew would not let up.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The Valkyries managed just 63 points after scoring at least 90 in their first two games, and the offense looked lost when the shot clock started to hit single digits.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
In hindsight, Julius Randle turning down a potential drive to the rim and instead lobbing a grenade to Rudy Gobert near the end of the shot clock was a harbinger of the rest of his night.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
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“Shot clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shot%20clock. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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