last-second shot
Desperation heave, expiring
A last-second shot is an attempt to score made just before time expires, typically in basketball.
The term captures the drama of games decided at the buzzer: He hit a last-second shot to win the championship.
The phrase applies to any sport with a game clock, and extends figuratively to any desperate final attempt: Her last-second shot at reconciliation failed.
- buzzer-beaterScore at the horn
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- swishSoft rushing sound
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- desperationUtter loss of hope
heave · game-winner · three-pointer · countdown · pressure · do or die · heroic · fadeaway · miracle · timeout · inbounds · championship · Jordan · sports history · dramatic · heartbreak · nail-biter · dagger
- clutch playsbuzzer beater, game winner, walk-off hit, walk-off homer, hail mary
- sportssports, basketball, tennis, athletics, golf
last-second shotblowout
Sudden tire failure
garbage time · cruise control · running out the clock · cushion shot
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