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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Loading your audio article LAFAYETTE – The shot clock at the cozy Acalanes gymnasium is closer to a decoration than a necessity when the program’s girls basketball team takes the court.
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
With the Lakers clinging to a 95-91 lead, Doncic made an off-balance 3-pointer (off an assist from James) with 3:37 left and the shot clock winding down for a 98-91 lead.
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025
Three seasons after winning a national championship with a four-out approach, Kansas ran it back a second straight season with three core pieces who ought only to be shooting from deep if the shot clock is nearing zero.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
The Huskies’ deficit grew to six before their third made 3-pointer, when Ball just beat the shot clock buzzer on an out of bounds play with four minutes to go.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
With the Lakers clinging to a 95-91 lead, Doncic made an off-balance 3-pointer (off an assist from James) with 3:37 left and the shot clock winding down for a 98-91 lead.
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025
Three seasons after winning a national championship with a four-out approach, Kansas ran it back a second straight season with three core pieces who ought only to be shooting from deep if the shot clock is nearing zero.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
The Huskies’ deficit grew to six before their third made 3-pointer, when Ball just beat the shot clock buzzer on an out of bounds play with four minutes to go.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Shot clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shot%20clock. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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