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jump shot

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jump shot
n. Basketball
A shot made by a player at the highest point of a jump. Also called jumper1.

jump shot
n
(Team Sports / Basketball) Basketball a shot at the basket made by a player releasing the ball at the highest point of a leap
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Noun1.jump shotjump shot - (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
basketball shot - throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out"
basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop


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Renardo Sidney stretched out his 6-foot-10 frame at center court, seemingly without a care in the world during pregame warmups, and teammate Malik Story nonchalantly drained jump shot after jump shot from the baseline in front of numerous interested onlookers.
If the defender slides back, the attacker must think jump shot.
Joe Johnson made a running jump shot in the lane with 19 seconds left to give the Hawks a 92-90 lead.
 
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