How to Use bounce pass in a Sentence
bounce pass
noun-
Jarred Vanderbilt muscling in a dunk off a bounce pass from Davis.
— Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023 -
Smart slid a perfect bounce pass through a mail slot-size opening to Tatum’s far hand, and the All-Star took care of the rest.
— Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2023 -
Prior to hurting his ankle, Omoruyi drove and found McGruder open for a layup with a bounce pass.
— Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2023 -
The 4-foot, 11-inch guard snuck behind the defense, corralled a bounce pass from Erica Lendall, and floated the ball up for two from just outside the key.
— Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023 -
Then, down on the other end, Ijiwoye skipped a perfect bounce pass between two defenders to Fairwell for an easy layup.
— Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2023 -
With Stuck waiting on the other side of the key, Brown reached around her defender and dropped a no-look bounce pass to her teammate, who finished off another layup.
— Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 2 Mar. 2023 -
Vide was the beneficiary of another assist from Mara in the second half on a bounce pass as Vide cut toward the basket.
— Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023 -
What could have been a routine toss to second base became one for the highlight reel, as Bregman threw a beautiful bounce pass Mauricio Dubón, who then fired the ball to first to complete the double play.
— Michael Shapiro, Chron, 8 Mar. 2023 -
About five minutes later, Antetokounmpo drove into the paint and drew a double team before dropping a beautiful bounce pass to Lopez for a dunk that gave Milwaukee the lead at 61-41.
— Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2023 -
Most of all, there was the skill, exemplified by two standout highlights: Robinson putting a defender on skates with a filthy stepback jumper and Ijiwyoe placing another dime of a bounce pass, this time to Dylan Swindle.
— Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2023 -
Fellow managing director Tammie Miller had been watching a Marquette men's basketball game a few days earlier when the inspiration came to her like a crisp bounce pass.
— Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2023 -
Sharp, recognizing help was on the way, delivered a bounce pass to Enmanuel, who collected it in stride and vaulted toward the rim for what everyone on his team — and everyone else in the small arena — expected to be a stanchion-shaking dunk.
— Billy Witz, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2023
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