lay up

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James scored the historic basket with 10 minutes and 39 seconds remaining in the second quarter with a driving lay-up from the left side of the basket to give the Lakers a 37-32 lead.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2024

The case presented to them is a lay-up.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2024

Saint Peter’s had a sweet alley-oop toward the end of the half and Jaylen Murray finished the half with a buzzer-beating lay-up to possibly give the team some momentum going into the break.

From Fox News • Mar. 25, 2022

The Hoosier defense stepped up with three-straight blocks of Maryland lay-up attempts to punctuate the run.

From Washington Times • Jan. 29, 2022

Felix grabbed a rebound, put it back up for an easy lay-up, and then passed the ball back to Benji.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty