How to Use alley-oop in a Sentence

alley-oop

noun
  • The audience doesn’t just hand you an alley-oop slam dunk every time.
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
  • James capped the scoring streak with a no-look, alley-oop pass to Jayson Tatum on an out-of-bounds play, zipping the ball toward the rim where the Boston Celtics star slammed it with two hands.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Kai Jones put him on a poster on an alley-oop dunk in a highlight play.
    Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
  • An Okla alley-oop slam was the dagger and Pettway and the North fans erupted as time ran down.
    Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Then Rosero and Memo Rodriguez teamed up for what felt like an alley-oop off a corner kick.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2024
  • His first points came on an alley-oop dunk off a lob pass from Wembanyama.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The Cardinals threw down an alley-oop's worth of it Wednesday.
    The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2024
  • At times, its post players were flying, catching alley-oops that brought the house down.
    Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • First came a lob for an alley-oop to start the scoring, with Hall flushing it in his first start since Nov. 18 against Villanova.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2023
  • To open the second quarter, Canadian Michael Nwoko put down a two-handed alley-oop dunk to cheers from the crowd.
    Nikstreng, oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Six seconds in, Carter gave Missouri its first points with an alley-oop dunk off a pass from Nick Honor.
    Jaden Lewis, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Oso Ighodaro followed that by throwing down an alley-oop dunk for a 53-49 lead.
    Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Paul and Trayce Jackson-Davis continued to show chemistry in the pick-and-roll, with the point guard connecting with the rookie on a pair of alley-oops.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
  • But the 7-footer threw down alley-oop dunks, rolled hard to the rim and showed off impressive footwork in the post in Sunday’s victory.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024
  • Fox opened the fourth quarter with another 3 and then threw down an alley-oop dunk from Malik Monk off a steal from Ellis.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Barabanov tucked his 12th goal of the season after Andreas Johnsson gave him an alley-oop pass.
    Max Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Hawkins soared for a highlight, then Jackson caught an alley-oop and K.C. Ndefo answered by throwing one down on the other end.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Swatting George’s first-quarter jumper and throwing down a nifty fast-break alley-oop from Tre Mann over him certainly proved that.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Jayson Tatum’s alley-oop dunk — off another assist from James on an inbounds pass — capped a 15-0 U.S. run to close the half firmly in control.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
  • His teammates seem to have realized, as if by accident, that any haphazard high pass to him in the paint can serve as an alley-oop.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Bishop threw down one dunk on Carr's alley-oop lob, then slammed down another a few minutes later.
    Dave Skretta, Chron, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Three straight buckets from the rookie, including an alley-oop flush from Chris Paul, helped cut the Warriors’ deficit to single digits.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Duren was key, finishing an alley-oop through contact before splitting a trip at the free-throw line to extend a 9-0 Pistons run.
    Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Williams was 3 for 3 from the field before that, including a powerful one-handed alley-oop.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
  • Two of those points came on perhaps one of the most memorable alley-oop dunks in recent Allen Fieldhouse history.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Amir Coffey lobbed to Russell Westbrook for an alley-oop dunk to pull the Clippers within eight early in the second quarter.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • LeBron James throwing down a massive alley-oop dunk from Dennis Schroder.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The tiny shift creates just enough of an opening for Davison to race down the left side of the lane, using an elbow screen from a big and taking off from the block for a forceful two-handed alley-oop.
    Khari Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The momentum carried into the second quarter during a 9-0 run highlighted by a Shaw steal and an alley-oop pass to Bickford, who banked the shot in.
    Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Doncic delivered the dagger a minute later as Mike Conley tried to throw up an alley-oop lob to Gobert, but it was picked off by Doncic.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024

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