game-winners
Final scoring plays
Game-winners are plays or shots that secure victory, typically made in the final moments of a close contest.
The term appears most often in basketball and hockey: He's hit three game-winners this season.
A game-winner can also be the player who makes such a decisive play: The team's closer has been a reliable game-winner in tight situations.
Score at the horn
- three-pointerBeyond-arc basketball score
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- walk-offVictory-clinching final play
- daggerShort pointed stabbing blade
clutch · heroics · dramatic · comeback · swish · fadeaway · jumper · layup
Those who record points
- strikersThose who cease work
- closersThose who complete transactions
- playmakersThose creating scoring opportunities
- superstarsElite famous performers
MVPs · legends · champions · captains · veterans · rookies · underdogs · heroes
Organized expressions of joy
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- dogpileMany atop one person
- fist-pumpCelebratory arm thrust
roar · crowd · upset · miracle · Cinderella · underdog · playoffs · finals
Completing a planned task
- timeoutBrief suspension of play
- inboundTraveling toward a destination
- screenDisplay or barrier
- isolationComplete separation from others
mismatch · coaching · positioning · timing · opportunity · possession · spacing · patience
buzzer-beater
Score at the horn
- three-pointerBeyond-arc basketball score
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- walk-offVictory-clinching final play
dagger · clutch · heroics · dramatic · comeback · swish · fadeaway · jumper · layup · tip-in
scorers
Those who record points
- strikersThose who cease work
- closersThose who complete transactions
- playmakersThose creating scoring opportunities
superstars · MVPs · legends · champions · captains · veterans · rookies · underdogs · heroes · teammates
celebrations
Organized expressions of joy
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- dogpileMany atop one person
fist-pump · roar · crowd · upset · miracle · Cinderella · underdog · playoffs · finals · championship
execution
Completing a planned task
isolation · mismatch · coaching · positioning · timing · opportunity · possession · spacing · patience · anticipation