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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Pistons star Cade Cunningham missed a floater, giving the ball back to the Knicks with the shot clock turned off, setting the stage for Brunson to end Detroit’s feel-good season.
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 May 2025
If it had been ruled Denver’s ball, the Nuggets would have had possession in a tie game with the shot clock turned off.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
And by imposing its patient offensive will on Mizzou, with basket after basket after basket in the final five seconds of the shot clock.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Brunson attempted to split the double but ultimately rifled a pass to Hart, who lost track of the shot clock as the time expired at the buzzer.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 May 2025
If it had been ruled Denver’s ball, the Nuggets would have had possession in a tie game with the shot clock turned off.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
And by imposing its patient offensive will on Mizzou, with basket after basket after basket in the final five seconds of the shot clock.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Brunson attempted to split the double but ultimately rifled a pass to Hart, who lost track of the shot clock as the time expired at the buzzer.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Shot clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shot%20clock. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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