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layup

(ˈleɪˌʌp)
n
(Basketball) basketball the act of dropping the ball into the basket from close range
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Noun1.layup - a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)layup - a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
basketball shot - throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out"
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Biney scored 15 points in the first half, most coming on high-percentage shots in transition (layups) or on short pops.
Doherty took control early with a dominating effort on the boards while forcing several steals and turnovers, which resulted in numerous fast-break layups.
"Play good defense, put pressure on them, get turnovers and steals, then get into transition and get easy layups."
Shrewsbury's spread-the-wealth offense, which led to numerous layups and open jumpers, proved effective as seven of the eight Colonials' players who scored had between five and 10 points, led by Aulenback's 10.
Joe Devance and Stanley Pringle got their pockets stolen in a span of 22 seconds and those led to a couple of transition layups for Roger Pogoy that gave the KaTropa a 72-71 lead with 7:10 left in the third.
"We were forcing some quick turnovers to start the game, and that gave us some good looks, some high-percentage shots, some layups, and then we were able to extend."
One of the region's top multipurpose ports, HIP is currently handling a number of different activities, from ship to ship transfers (STS) to ship repairs and warm layups.
After missing his first two midrange jumpers and a pair of free throws, James made two driving layups and a 20-footer, and then rose above Danny Green for a 19-foot jumper with one second remaining in the first quarter to reach the mark.
Medfield jumped to a 9-2 lead in the opening 3:30 as Allison Petit hit a 3-pointer from the right corner, followed by layups from Meg Zona and Lauren Casieri, who finished with 16 points.
Glulam Design Properties and Layup Combinations covers principles such as balanced versus unbalanced beam layups.
We prefer to work for layups and shots in the paint, but also encourage taking the open jumper in transition, as it may turn out to be the best shot we get in the entire possession.