last second shot
Game-ending attempt
A last second shot is an attempt to score made just before time expires in a timed game, especially basketball.
The phrase captures the desperation and drama of these moments—a team trailing by two launches a three-pointer as the buzzer sounds.
Her last second shot from half court won the championship.
The term extends to any final attempt before a deadline: His last second shot at reconciliation came the night before the divorce was final.
- buzzer beaterShot made at final moment
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- game winnerScoring play securing triumph
- desperationUtter loss of hope
- heaveForceful lift or throw
swish · nothing but net · overtime · playoff · pressure · do or die · make or break · fadeaway · three pointer · release point · Hail Mary · miracle · heart pounding · nail biter · clock · arena · roar · championship
- clutch playsbuzzer beater, game winner, walk-off hit, walk-off homer, hail mary
- tiebreakerssudden death, penalty shootout, overtime, tiebreak, extra innings