clutch shot
Game-deciding attempt
A clutch shot is a successful attempt made under high pressure, typically when the outcome of a game hangs in the balance: He hit a clutch shot with two seconds left.
Most common in basketball, but applies to any sport where a single score can decide the result.
The shot must both matter and go in—a miss under pressure isn't clutch.
- buzzer-beaterScore at the horn
- game-winnerScore that secures victory
- pressureForce upon contact
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- swishSoft rushing sound
overtime · playoff · championship · dagger · heroic · ice-cold · nerves · crunch-time · fadeaway · pull-up jumper · three-pointer · for the win · Kobe · Jordan · legendary · Michael Jordan · momentum · net
- high-pressure momentsjob interview, final exam, public speaking, deadline, penalty kick
- tiebreakerssudden death, penalty shootout, overtime, tiebreak, extra innings
- Shootoutspenalty shootout, gunfight, firefight, gun battle, duel