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inbounds
[ in-boundz ]
adjective
- Sports. being within the boundaries of a court or field.
- Basketball. of or relating to passing the ball onto the court from out of bounds.
Word History and Origins
Origin of inbounds1
Example Sentences
And despite fumbling a lead in Game 4, the Lakers think Doncic should’ve been shooting free throws with a chance to take a lead with 30 seconds left after being tripped instead of turning the ball over on the inbounds pass that followed.
Stefanovic has made the most of his 16.5 minutes per game, averaging 4.7 points and continuing to be practically unguardable curling around screens for jump shots off inbounds passes.
The Wolverines tried to steal the inbounds pass, but Stokes sneaked behind the defense and dunked to clinch it.
The Bruins fouled Garcia on the inbounds pass and he made both free throws before Dylan Andrews’ heave from beyond three-quarters-court was well off the mark, leaving the Bruins with a stunning 64-61 loss that denied Cronin his 500th career victory.
Wisconsin guard John Tonje’s three-pointer with seven-tenths of a second left added drama but ultimately proved meaningless after Clark was fouled on the inbounds pass and made another free throw before intentionally missing the second so that Wisconsin couldn’t get off a final shot.
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