bank shot
noun
1
: a shot in billiards and pool in which a player banks the cue ball or the object ball
2
: a shot in basketball played to rebound from the backboard into the basket
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Couple of bad minutes cost the Wild The most important shift after a goal is the next one, and the Wild’s soft shift after Zuccarello’s bank shot off Ilya Sorokin’s mask from behind the goal doomed them.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
The record-breaker is certainly better than the 10th point, which is a lucky bank shot from behind the line.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Derik Queen’s thrilling fadeaway bank shot on Sunday night to send Maryland men’s basketball to its first Sweet 16 since 2016 and only the second time in the past two decades might be the quintessential snapshot of the season.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
After the underdog Rams hit a massive go-ahead 3 with six seconds left, the Terrapins’ Derik Queen answered with a running bank shot as time expired, a reminder of the emotional swings that March provides.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
The record-breaker is certainly better than the 10th point, which is a lucky bank shot from behind the line.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Derik Queen’s thrilling fadeaway bank shot on Sunday night to send Maryland men’s basketball to its first Sweet 16 since 2016 and only the second time in the past two decades might be the quintessential snapshot of the season.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
After the underdog Rams hit a massive go-ahead 3 with six seconds left, the Terrapins’ Derik Queen answered with a running bank shot as time expired, a reminder of the emotional swings that March provides.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Bank shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank%20shot. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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