: a goal (as in basketball or hockey) made by deflecting a shot into the basket or net from very close range
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Florida had its first lead at 3-2 soon after in the second on Anton Lundell’s tip-in off a Marchand bullet.
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Greg Cote
june 29, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
Ewing scored 24 points, grabbed 22 boards, dished seven assists and blocked five shots as his tip-in dunk with 27 seconds left in the game gave them a 91-90 lead in a game the Knicks would win 94-90.
—Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Tatum ignited that surge with a 3-pointer – part of a 20-point first half for the Celtics star – and Kristaps Porzingis helped maintain it with two offensive rebounds, a putback tip-in and a steal under Boston’s basket.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
In the Knicks’ 116-113 win over the Detroit Pistons in last round’s series-clinching Game 6, Bridges scored 25 points on 11-of-16 shooting, including the game-tying tip-in with 35.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
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Greg Cote
june 29, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
Ewing scored 24 points, grabbed 22 boards, dished seven assists and blocked five shots as his tip-in dunk with 27 seconds left in the game gave them a 91-90 lead in a game the Knicks would win 94-90.
—Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Tatum ignited that surge with a 3-pointer – part of a 20-point first half for the Celtics star – and Kristaps Porzingis helped maintain it with two offensive rebounds, a putback tip-in and a steal under Boston’s basket.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
In the Knicks’ 116-113 win over the Detroit Pistons in last round’s series-clinching Game 6, Bridges scored 25 points on 11-of-16 shooting, including the game-tying tip-in with 35.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
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“Tip-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip-in. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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