Sentences with phrase «layup attempt»
A "layup attempt" refers to a basketball player's action of trying to score by gently placing the ball into the hoop while being close to it, usually without jumping too high or using much force. Full definition
Reese took the ball upcourt, had the ball knocked away by Jordan, recovered the ball but had a clumsy layup attempt blocked by Devin Eke as time ran out.
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After a steal and layup attempt by Ellis, Beal offered a hand to Ellis to help him up after the foul.
Teague appeared to have rolled his ankle on a missed layup attempt, but did not require treatment.
Here, Bosh chases down Tony Parker while he drives to the rim and blocks his fast break layup attempt.
The Dragons had several chances to try to tie or win the game late, but they all came up short, including several layup attempts on offensive rebounds, their last chance a halfcourt heave close to the buzzer that ended in an airball.
After completing the dunk, he sprinted to the other end of the floor in time to block a Liberty layup attempt out of bounds.
He stepped on someone else's foot on a layup attempt and took awhile to get up, then missed the following free throw.
Kyrie Irving with 280 layup attempts has a FG % of 56.78 %
Early in the first quarter, James beat Leonard, only to see Leonard recover and block his layup attempt off glass.
On Wednesday night, Wroten broke McCallum's ankles on a crossover near the three - point line; unfortunately though, he couldn't finish the play, missing the layup he attempted directly after.
Because he doesn't get much lift and his release point is relatively low on layups he still has quite a few of his layup attempts blocked, even when he has initially beat a defender.
Anything remotely resembling contact during a layup attempt is called a foul.
With just over two minutes left in the third quarter, Golden State's Kevin Looney fouled LaMarcus Aldridge hard on a layup attempt.
His defender is thrown off stride, and in a blink Porter is by him, soaring right down the middle of the lane, deftly penetrating the no - little - man's - land around the basket with the ball held high for a layup attempt.
- Patty Mills had two bad turnovers early in the game, but one of them he made up for by sprinting back in transition and stripping Otto Porter, Jr. on a layup attempt.
Torrey Craig had a sweet chasedown block on Westbrook, flying in high through a crowd to swat away the layup attempt.
Golden Valley senior Cyrus Allen (15) attempts to block a layup attempt by Merced senior Anthony Robinson (11) during a game at Golden Valley High School in Merced, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018.