Sentences with phrase «foul line»

One year, he made only three out of every 10 shots, and last season, when he managed to sink two free throws in a row during post-season play - offs, he made headlines («Chris No Dud at Foul Line!»

Well, nothing except the ball hitting the yellow stripe on the left field foul line in a very ambiguous spot.

He also grabbed an impressive popup along the third base foul line in the fifth, so he's had a busy day.

Aaron's most significant home runs have been marked where they came down — No. 500 by a white square on the Fan - A-Gram electric announcement board, No. 600 by the appropriate numerals painted in white high on the wall down the leftfield foul line and No. 700 by a seat painted red among its baby - blue fellows in the leftfield stands.

Beavers center fielder Steven Kwan then raked a looper to deep left, and it struck the yellow foul line, which technically makes that a fair ball.

Pan Am deeply resents playing at Texas» home field, where it had twice previously lost playoff series and where the 300 - foot foul line in right field is so convenient for the left - handed hitting power of Texas.

The section of stands known as the right field pavilion that paralleled the first base foul line essentially belonged to gamblers.

It curved left, then more left, before eventually striking the left field wall right at the yellow painted foul line on the padding of the fence.

You watched her in the playoffs, she made some really big foul line jump shots.

One year he made only 3 of every 10 shots, and in the 2000 season, when he managed to sink two free throws in a row during the playoffs, he made headlines («Chris No Dud at Foul Line!»

In an absolutely stacked race for the NBA MVP that in no way needs to be relitigated, James Harden stood out for his flare for the dramatic and unstoppable ability to get points, by way of jumpers, layups, or getting to the foul line, all while leading the league in assists.

They were as silent as if the brothers stood not on the stage but on the foul line with a tie score and no time on the clock.

McMillen backs off about halfway to the foul line, permitting Ivan Edeshko to hurl a perfect length - of - the - court pass to 6» 7» teammate Aleksandr Belov, who leaps over two Americans, grabs the ball and drops it in the basket.

The good news is that he shot 78 percent from the foul line, which is a pretty good percentage.

Van Gundy will turn McGrady into a post-up scorer who gets to the foul line, but the biggest transformation for him has to happen at the defensive end.

Turgeon has never shown himself to be a genius on offense; total inability to design plays, execute them, and do anything more than run a pick and roll at the foul line or rebound.

That being said Team Cohen fouled «Big» Andy Hasty who had a for sure lay - in winner coming to put him on the foul line.

She's a terrific shooter from the foul line (79 percent over the last two seasons), and shot 30 percent from three in her freshman season too.

The town's wealthier citizens drove their Cadillacs and Lincolns through the automobile entrance in rightfield and parked in a special area along the foul line.

Ohio State started the second half by bringing in substitute center Gary Bradds, who is 6 feet 8, as a forward, and moving Lucas out past the foul line.

Williams is a tough shot blocker and a beast in the paint, using his big 240 - pound frame to consistently get to the foul line.

It usually leads to a fade away shot that gets blocked rather than drawing contact to get to the foul line.

I'm getting to the foul line more [his eight attempts per game are about two more than last season], and that's helped my scoring.

He ran to the foul line, caught the inbounds pass and canned the game - winning 18 - footer at the buzzer from practically the same spot on the floor from which he famously eliminated Cleveland in the 1989 Eastern Conference first round.

Then I would blow my whistle, send him to the foul line and give the guy who did it $ 100 right there in front of the TV cameras so the whole world could see.

Lexington's 10,109 seats were grouped along the foul lines in a single - tiered grandstand — a bandbox by big - league standards, but a penthouse compared to Nicollet in Minneapolis.

The foul lines will still meet at a 90 - degree angle, and the balls will still be home runs when they go over the fence.

This is a big man who shot 81 percent from the foul line in high school on Nike's EYBL circuit.

He shot 85 percent from the foul line and has developed a nice mid-range J. Age isn't going to make him any less huge.

As soon as Morse crosses the foul line, he gives back almost every positive contribution he's made.

Each time he slapped at the ball and made contact he howled in pain and then stopped, hands on hips, and smiled as the ball curved over first, hit the foul line midway down the right - field line, kicked up white dust and then skidded into the opposing team's bullpen.

He made his game on getting to the foul line.

They didn't let up after that and eventually sealed the game at the foul line.

«We need him to rebound better and continue to get to the foul line,» Ford says.

But Banks didn't do nearly as well from the close - in environs of the foul line or the paint, where he missed a pair of free throws and a layup late in the game, allowing Alford (33 points, including 11 free throws), Garrett (18 points, 11 rebounds) and company to survive.

Charter, a stocky, dark - haired man, blinked several times, crouched low, stalked up to the foul line and bowled.

Bradley scored 36 points, including 16 out of 19 from the foul line.

He's undersized at 6» 2 and is a below the rim athlete, but he can shoot from anywhere, he's a brilliant passer and he has a surprising knack for getting to the foul line.

He'll probably only be a cutter on offense but he can also get garbage buckets around the rim and get to the foul line -LRB-... if he can make the free throw).

Oh wait, every elite scorer in the game goes to the foul line a lot.

The likely Finals MVP is shooting 56 percent from the field, 52 percent from three, and 89.5 percent from the foul line.

If Durant closes out the series with similar shooting numbers, he'll become the first player in NBA Finals history to average at least 20 points and shoot 50 percent from the field, 50 percent from three, and at least 89 percent from the foul line.

Then there is the exciting Adams, barely 5» 9», who is quicksilver between the foul lines but whose ugly shotput J, erratic ball handling and hangdown trunks combine the worst of George McGinnis, J.C. Watts and Joe Frazier.

A smart post-up player can turn them into jumping jacks and get to the foul line.

Howard scored a season - high 39 points and pulled down 16 rebounds, going to the foul line 39 times in the process.

But this team also has unusual versatility: muscle from Whitehead, depth in 6» 8» freshman Bernard (Looney) Toone and improved shooting, both from the foul line and from Tatum outside.