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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The Rebels, meanwhile, calmly worked the shot clock and found driving angles for easy baskets inside or kick-out 3s against SDSU’s vaunted defense that entered the day ranked seventh nationally.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
There will be an 18-second shot clock instead of 24 seconds that the players use in the WNBA.
—CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
The shot clock will be reduced to 18 seconds from 24 seconds in the WNBA.
—Julia Poe, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
That meant far too many plays ended with the shot clock ticking down to the final few seconds as LaVine desperately scanned the floor for options before finally forcing up a shot.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
There will be an 18-second shot clock instead of 24 seconds that the players use in the WNBA.
—CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
The shot clock will be reduced to 18 seconds from 24 seconds in the WNBA.
—Julia Poe, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
That meant far too many plays ended with the shot clock ticking down to the final few seconds as LaVine desperately scanned the floor for options before finally forcing up a shot.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Shot clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shot%20clock. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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