buzzer beaters
Last-second scores
A buzzer beater is a shot in basketball made just before the buzzer sounds to end a period or game: He hit a buzzer beater to win the championship.
The term extends to any last-second success: She turned in the application as a buzzer beater, minutes before the deadline.
- last-minuteJust before deadline
- crucialOf supreme importance
- game-winnerScore that secures victory
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- pressure cookerSealed pot using steam
final seconds · do or die · basketball · iconic moments · thrilling · decisive · historic matches · victory · shot clock · March Madness · playoffs · hoops · Hail Mary · countdown · finals · fans · triumphant · three-point shots
- thrillsroller coasters, thrill, adrenaline, skydiving, bungee jump
- nail-biterscliffhangers, thrillers, photo finishes, down to the wire, sudden death
- Big GamesSuper Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, World Cup Final, championship game
- historic momentsturning points, heroic act, triumphs, sacrifice, victories