Shots Off The Backboard Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
	43%	9		Challenging shots taken from behind the backboard
	noun • A shot taken while moving away from the basket.
	43%	7		Basketball shots that go in without touching the rim or backboard
	noun • a brushing or rustling sound adjective satellite • elegant and fashionable verb • move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

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New York Times25 Jan 2002	Down 8
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