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free throw
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free throw
n.
See foul shot.
free throw
n
(Team Sports / Basketball) Basketball an unimpeded shot at the basket from the free-throw line given for a technical fault (one free shot) or a foul (two free shots)
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Noun1.free throwfree throw - an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
charity shot, charity throw, charity toss, foul shot, penalty free throw
basketball shot - throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out"
one-and-one - a foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to a second foul shot


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Cleveland shot 18 free throws to six for the Lakers in the fourth quarter, and finished the game with five straight trips to the line, hitting 9 of 10 free throws.
LAKERS CAN'T GET A BREAK L.A. FALTERS LATE IN LOSS TO CAVALIERS ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
From this general philosophy, we began focusing on getting to the free-throw line as often as possible, making our free throws, and allowing our opponents the fewest number of free throws possible.
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Johnson, who was added to the Eastern Conference All-Star team earlier in the day, made two free throws with 8.
FIRST HALF ENDS ON LOSING NOTE ATLANTA 96, CLIPPERS 93 by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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