hook shot
nounDefinition of hook shot
: a shot in basketball made usually while standing sideways to the basket by swinging the ball up in an arc with the far hand
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Fall utilized his hook shot multiple times throughout the game and the Cavaliers had no answers defensively for the big man. — Jason Beede, orlandosentinel.com, "Tacko Fall grateful to hear fan support during NBA Summer League game," 8 July 2019 The run included two huge 3-pointers from Leonard, and other than a nice hook shot from Draymond Green, the dominance has been almost entirely unanswered with Stephen Curry missing a pair of contested 3-pointers. — Marc Stein, New York Times, "How the Warriors Survived Game 5 of the N.B.A. Finals," 10 June 2019 Simpson’s hook shot off the glass gave the Wolverines an early 10-0 lead, and although Northwestern quickly battled back to within two, the game didn’t stay close for long. — Noah Trister, The Seattle Times, "No. 2 Michigan now 17-0 after 80-60 win over Northwestern," 13 Jan. 2019 Tristan Thompson sneaked a hook shot over JaVale McGee’s outstretched fingers, but Durant answered with a turnaround jumper that gave him 34 points for the game. — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, "Kevin Durant Pulls Warriors Closer to Another N.B.A. Title," 7 June 2018 Dallas answered with three straight baskets before a short hook shot by center Brittney Griner, starting Phoenix on a 7-3 run to lead 74-62. — Jeff Metcalfe, azcentral, "Diana Taurasi hits 1,000th career 3-pointer in Mercury's season-opening win," 18 May 2018 Thaddeus Young scored on a turnaround hook shot to give the Pacers a 64-37 halftime lead. — USA TODAY, "Oladipo scores 23 points in return, Pacers beat Bulls," 6 Jan. 2018 The run finally ended when Vucevic sank a short-range hook shot with 5:46 to play, but his basket only drew the Magic within 80-73. — Josh Robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Magic falter in fourth quarter, lose to Bulls 90-82," 31 Mar. 2018 On the next Warriors possession, Khris Middleton picked off a pass and John Henson nailed a hook shot at the other end. — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bucks 116, Warriors 107: Defense sets the tone during game-changing run," 30 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hook shot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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