layup

Definition

  • noun: a shot made from a position that is very close to the basket
  • noun: the action of laying up or the condition of being laid up

Movie quotes

  • (..) despite the poor play of Spencer Lewis. Sixty-four to fifty. A -point lead for NYC. Spencer has the ball, right side. He drives. Blows the easy layup. Rebound pulled down by Tom Russell. Banks off the backboard, up and in. Tom Russell making up for another Spencer Lewis mistake. Sixty-six to fifty. (..)
    1974 The Gambler