Sentences with phrase «highest field goal»

Shaq has the 4th highest field goal percentage in league history, and he's supposed to take jump shots?

Because of the surprising bias we discovered, their finding of only a negligibly higher field goal percentage for shots following a streak of makes (three percentage points), was, if you do the calculation, actually 11 percentage points higher than one would expect from a coin flip!

When he was playing, the Pistons allowed a slightly higher field goal percentage on shots in the restricted area and opponents shot a high 52 percent on shots he contested at the rim.

Not exact matches

Approaches like AOSTRA and, more recently, Own the Podium, in the field of high - performance sport, have proved that Canada can set a goal, then do what it takes to achieve it.

«We set high goals at Tesla, but I know we can do this,» Field wrote.

Given that we are writing this during college basketball's championship tournament, a good example is a team that starts a game with an extremely high three - point field goal shooting percentage.

It seems much simpler to me to say that the structural possibilities for the self - constitution of currently concrescing actual entities are present in the society or field of activity to which the entities belong, but that only God in virtue of the divine primordial nature has an infallible understanding which possibilities will be genuinely fruitful and to what extent they will be fruitful and which possibilities will ultimately be fruitless, at least in terms of the achievement of higher goals and values.

The thought was to be higher than a field goal to give Alabama the respect it deserves, but not near a touchdown where we're giving too much value to a quality Georgia club,» Cooley said.

He's seventh on the NBA blocks leaderboard (2.11 BLK), 11th in field goal percentage (54.8 percent), 17th in scoring average and he has posted nine double - doubles, which is one fewer than Chris Bosh (10) on the year — though Noah (20) and Chandler (17) rank higher on the double - double list.

That's not bad for someone who had no interest in football until she tried out for the Palmetto High Mustangs as a sophomore, at the request of the coach, who had seen her kicking field goals for fun during a break at a track practice.

Edwards had 11 points and a season - high five rebounds and Reath had 11 points as he made four of his five field goal attempts.

He also has converted the second - longest field goal in the NFL this year, 54 yards, and took advantage of the high altitude in Mexico City on Oct. 2 to blast two kickoffs through the uprights — 80 yards away — in a game against the 49ers.

Scott, a senior kicker - quarterback at Overland High, kicked a 49 - yard field goal in a 24 - 3 win over Smokey Hill High to set a state career field goal record of 1,030 total yards.

Accuracy was his calling card — he was a career 85.7 % field goal kicker, the fourth - highest percentage in NFL history.

Bryan Cooper of La Costa Canyon High School scored a full - field goal during the Adrenaline Challenge in Del Mar, California.

The Sunday action in the NFL wraps up in Arizona where the Cardinals outlasted the Bengals in a high - scoring contest decided on a last - second field goal.

The Arsenal played well we had over 70 % position of the ball with something like 27 attacks were 8 were on target burnly had a game plan and that game plan was about hurting our players ankles and they got away scot free with it yet xaka gets red?????? Yes they were diddling about when that happened but compare it to the challenge on ozil and he was on goal yes koscienly came back from an offside position but the high boot on the head was dangerous I thought Arsenal played well and controlled the game well even when we were put under pressure in our own half when you look at the penalty awarded to them you will see a dive as coquelin barely touched him how many time did they push kosscielny of the ball???? hope he is ok as he was looking like he had a thigh problem I like the back four of todays as Gabriel did ok specially when we went down to ten men >> > I salute our Arsenal for wining the game on the 97 minit with only 10 men on the field What an iced cold penalty scored by Alexis

A High School kicker hit a field goal that was 4 - yard further than the longest field...

He was on pace for career - highs in scoring at 18.6 points a game, blocks with 1.5, field goal percentage at 56.7, and he was fouling less than ever.

His 34 field goals and 56 extra points last season were both high water marks of a career that dates back to 2002.

As for Gab, look at his energy and his covering, him on the field allows the defenders to play high BUT sadly let down by a poor midfield» the goals due to Kos rather than Gab.

Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony have taken 60.8 % of the Thunder's field - goal attempts this season, the highest percentage of any trio in the league.

I had attempted only two field goals in high school and three in college, but he let me try.

We also witnessed the emergence of Julio Jones as the league's newest elite receiver and saw David Akers drill a 63 - yard field goal — all without the aid of Denver's mile high air.

Because the game has become so specialized since Cousy's day, giving us the high - post center, the low - post center, power forwards, small forwards, big guards, little guards, shot - blockers, intimidators, rebounding specialists, steal specialists, defensive specialists, and let's all welcome — trumpets, please — the three - point field - goal specialist, these fancy passers needed a job description, too.

In a 78 - 60 win over Boston College on Jan. 10, he outplayed Eagles big man Craig Smith, a preseason All - America, hitting all six of his field goals and scoring a game - high 17 points with seven rebounds.

Beal made 21 field goals against the Blazers, also a career high, and the Wizards led by as many as 23 points.

11th — free kick from 35 metres blocked by GK Irwin, cleared momentarily, ball falls to Bradley who shoots high 14th — Takes pass from Findley, eludes a player and runs the length of the field from the midfield stripe, hits right foot shot from top of box, deflects off defender and ball goes through the hands of Irwin and in (18th goal) 18th — Cheyrou plays ball through middle, Osorio backheels to onrushing Giovinco, takes touch then bends right foot shot past Irwin and in (19th) 36th — takes pass from Bradley, floats a cross to back post where Altidore heads just wide 37th — takes long pass from Cheyrou, beats defender, charges in but shot is deflected out for corner 38th — takes corner to near post — Perquis heads in to score (14th assist) 60th — starts run from defensive half, left side of field, cuts into middle, tripped by Pittinari who earns yellow card — resulting free kick from 30 yards is just over bar 76th — takes breakout punch from corner from Konopka, is fouled by Cronin, who earns yellow card 82nd — steals ball from Ramirez, sprints past Burling, attempts cross but hits own foot and rolls behind end line

With the two goals of Luis Suarez, at the field of Leganes, Barca won by 3 — 0 and now with 11 victory and one draw, their point is 34 highest on the point table.

Should the press break down, though, Liverpool have been vulnerable to counterattacks, and with the team pushed high up the field, there's plenty of space behind the defense, which leads to clearer shots on goal.

High winds can make it difficult to complete passes and make field goals leading to lower scoring games.

He helped Odemwingie to press high up the field sporadically in the first half, and slightly more in the second half, when they were able to get a goal and impose themselves on the game with a bit more pressure.

Torino's goal came off of a counter attack on the right side of the field which in these instances completely eliminates the right back because of how high he is up the field which is logical.

High volume based on advanced metrics from last game including rebounds, field goal percentage is 1555 - 1247.

Idonije has worked in youth programming since high school and has a goal that is sure to benefit your children on or off of the field.

If your retirement goals are dependent upon finding a high - paying position in your servicemember's preferred career field, things might not be quite as rosy as you've been hoping.

The action was filmed with 18 3D motion capture cameras and 11 high - definition game day cameras to capture impacts from dozens of angles around the field with the goal to better understand the forces and motions that occur when a player receives an impact.

Men who score high in valuing communal goals «show the same pattern» as women with that preference, opting for fields with a perceived communal component such as law, medicine, social work, or education.

After more data mining, the two psychologists discovered that the people who missed the goal because they tended to kick the ball too short perceived the crossbar as being higher than did their more successful peers, whereas those who missed because they kicked wide judged the upright field posts to be narrower.

Then, in 2001, the National Academy of Sciences» «decadal survey» of astronomy — a summary of the field's primary goals for the next 10 years — listed a survey telescope as a high priority for the field.

The goal of the center is to produce original high - impact research in the fields of translational - omics and bioinformatics, to enrich and enhance research occurring within other divisions and departments with these disciplines, as well as to foster novel collaborative projects across the Institute.

NEW YORK, July 26, 2016 — The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a nonprofit organization established in 1953 to advance biomedical research with the goal of developing lifesaving immunotherapies for all forms of cancer, will bestow its highest honors on three scientists who have made fundamental contributions to the fields of immunology and cancer immunology.

A quick review of studies in the field of psychology will tell you that frequently setting too high goals and expectations from yourself usually leads to disappointments and a loss of motivation.

Lori holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA and spent 32 years in the fields of high technology manufacturing and quality assurance helping people achieve their personal and professional goals.

It's not surprising, then, that the end - goal of SaaS initiatives is to attract, train and retain recruits in high - tech fields like programming, mobile application development, cyber security, financial services, oil and gas, and biotech.

Literature by leaders in the field of self - regulation encourage the teaching of it and clearly demonstrate that those students that have higher self - regulation skills are far more successful in achieving their goals and meeting standards.

I know in my own life, Ive been lucky enough to have mentors in the field of education that have inspired me and provided the support to reach for higher goals.

The goal is to provide high - quality professional development for EdTA members and the field of theater education.

The goal of T3 ~ Teachers for Today & Tomorrow's is to transition mid-career professionals, recent graduates and highly qualified paraprofessionals who have excelled in other fields into teaching in high - need schools.

Achieving this goal would require the development of rigorous standards, assessments, and accountability systems — difficult work, especially in the field of higher education, where educational aims are highly varied and faculty autonomy is deeply engrained.