Synonyms for layup
layup

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1. lay-up, layupnoun

   a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)

   Synonyms:
   lay-up

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1. The Timberwolves:

   I liked the layup. Naz is going to be good for a long time. I know that he’s hurting right now, missing that one, but he had an unbelievable (second) half, we were content with the 2 or 3 at that point. … But going into Naz, we thought that was a safety because he was so effective down there.

2. West Virginia:

   I was thinking about, instead of shooting a layup, just turn around, throw it back out and let a guy shoot a 3, at the end of the day, that probably would be more fruitful for us than having guys continue to miss layups.

3. Gregg Popovich:

   We made mistakes, we turned it over. They made mistakes, turned it over. Jaylen missed a layup at the end, we threw it right to him, we had three turnovers down the stretch, they missed a few shots. It was anybody’s game. We are thrilled that we got the victory. We played hard enough to win.

4. Zach LaVine:

   I thought I drove and created contact, the refs saw it differently. Everybody says put the pressure on the rim at the end of the game, don't settle. I thought I did that. I thought I created contact. I guess I've got to make the layup.

5. John Norris:

   She is such a layup that investors would probably be disappointed if Biden didn't name her, she really is the perfect person for this position.