How to Use hook shot in a Sentence

hook shot

noun

• Green scored on a hook shot with 2:30 left in the first half to cap the run.
  — Gideon Rubin, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2019
• But Whiteside’s hook shot hit the back of the rim and bounced out.
  — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 9 Nov. 2019
• Hall hit a hook shot in the paint, then Akins soared for a tip-in to tie it.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2023
• Jaylin Williams’ hook shot ties the game at 34 to open the second half.
  — Giana Han, al, 7 Mar. 2021
• Galin Smith backed in and hit a hook shot; Reese hit a 3-pointer from the same spot.
  — Michael McCleary, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2021
• Ducharme first got on the board with a drive into the lane, sinking a hook shot.
  — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 6 Dec. 2021
• Robin Lopez then nailed a short hook shot and Beal had a driving basket.
  — Ken Powtak, Star Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021
• Nick Ward sprinted down the court for a layup on one possession, then banked in a hook shot with the foul on the next.
  — Luke Srodulski, ajc, 24 Nov. 2017
• The 7-3 forward missed a left-handed hook shot a moment ago.
  — Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 25 Feb. 2021
• Netolicky wore bell bottoms, tight shirts, had long hair and a smooth hook shot.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 22 Nov. 2022
• Evan Battey’s hook shot with 8 ½ minutes to go capped the run and put Colorado up by 16.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2021
• Sanogo canned a hook shot over Robinson-Earl to give the Huskies their first lead of the game, 27-25, with just under five minutes left in the half.
  — Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 20 Feb. 2021
• Loyd and Taurasi missed 3-point attempts then Russell's hook shot rolled away.
  — Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2021
• Jackson made a hook shot and turned around running back on defense with a mean look on his face and eyes.
  — Damichael Cole, USA TODAY, 12 May 2022
• Thaddeus Young scored on a turnaround hook shot to give the Pacers a 64-37 halftime lead.
  — USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2018
• May I interest you in a wild, half-court, buzzer-beating hook shot from Maine?
  — Nick Schwartz, For The Win, 29 Jan. 2020
• But the Monarchs answered, as Jackson made a hook shot and Allen completed a 3-point play to push the lead back to eight.
  — Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2022
• Although Abdul-Jabbar had a more famous hook shot, the sky hook, Lanier’s was very much a weapon.
  — Noah Trister, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022
• Diong sunk a hook shot before Fuller made another layup giving UCF a one-point lead at the half.
  — Jason Beede, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2021
• Out of nowhere, just inside the right baseline, Heinsohn launches a sweeping, line-drive hook shot that goes in.
  — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 3 Oct. 2020
• Davis beat Jokic off the dribble for a dunk-and-one in the first before stuffing a short hook shot a few minutes later.
  — USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2017
• Lopez is a more physical presence who seeks out contact in the paint and has developed a go-to move (a hook shot).
  — Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Sep. 2021
• Lopez, who scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half, righted the ship with an offensive rebound and a hook shot to put the Bucks back in the lead with under a minute left.
  — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2020
• The senior who transferred to Maryland played just two minutes but scored on a nice hook shot over Alex Reese in the first half to finish with two points.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 23 Mar. 2021
• As practice wrapped Monday, though, James briefly broke, picking up the ball and flipping up a hook shot from beyond half court.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
• With a running hook shot that kissed the backboard before falling through the net, Simpson reached the 1,000-point mark in his college career.
  — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2020
• Brooks veered downhill from the right side of the arc and lofted the kind of looping, arcing hook shot that would have made Kareem Abdul-Jabbar proud.
  — Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2022
• Jaylin Williams checks back in, hits a hook shot and grabs a defensive rebound, which leads to an Allen Flanigan layup in transition.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 2 Nov. 2022
• With the Spurs already down by 15 mere seconds into the third quarter, Johnson used the team’s first possession of the second half to shoot a wild hook shot.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Mar. 2022
• Tubelis began the run with two free throws and, after Ramey hit a 3-pointer, scored on a fast break feed from Kerr Kriisa and later hit an eight-foot hook shot.
  — Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2022

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