layup shot

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• layup — ☆ layup [lā′up΄] n. Basketball a type of shot made from just under the basket and, typically, off the backboard * * * …   Universalium

• layup — (n.) also lay up, temporary period out of work, 1927, from LAY (Cf. lay) (v.) + UP (Cf. up). Basketball shot so called from 1948 …   Etymology dictionary

• layup — ☆ layup [lā′up΄] n. Basketball a type of shot made from just under the basket and, typically, off the backboard …   English World dictionary

• Layup — A layup in basketball is a two point attempt made by leaping from below, laying the ball up near the basket, and using one hand to bank it off the backboard and into the basket. The motion and one handed reach distinguish it from a jump shot. The …   Wikipedia

• layup — noun a) A close range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away. Meeting the numbers will be a layup, if not a slam dunk. b) A relatively easy task. See Also: reverse layup …   Wiktionary

• layup — noun a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard) • Syn: ↑lay up • Hypernyms: ↑basketball shot …   Useful english dictionary

• layup — noun Date: 1925 1. the action of laying up or the condition of being laid up 2. a shot in basketball made from near the basket usually by playing the ball off the backboard …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• basketball shot — noun throwing the basketball toward the hoop his shot hit the rim and bounced out • Hypernyms: ↑shot • Hyponyms: ↑bank shot, ↑dunk, ↑dunk shot, ↑stuff shot, ↑finger roll, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• The Shot — is a game winning basket made by Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls in the fifth game of the first round of the 1989 NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers, on May 7, 1989, on Cleveland s home floor in Richfield, Ohio.nba.com/history,… …   Wikipedia

• NBA 60 Greatest Playoff Moments — The NBA 60 Greatest Playoff Moments were chosen in 2006 to honor the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA). These 60 moments (in total, there were sixty two moments; the last three were deemed tied)… …   Wikipedia

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