lay-up
noun
a shot with one hand from a point close to the basket, in which a player shoots the ball toward the basket, often off the backboard.
layup
-
a variation of
lay-up.
Example Sentences
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His second basket was a left-handed layup early in the second quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Carrington caught Cunningham across the left side of the head with her arm as the Indiana Fever guard attempted a right-handed layup late in the opening quarter in Chicago.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Hamby had a late backhanded layup over 6-foot-7 Kamilla Cardoso to help close out the win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Moments before Anunoby pulled off his immortal sequence, New York’s Josh Hart had missed an open layup of his own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
He yelled and slapped the backboard as he went up for the layup and nailed it.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
