He banked the shot off the backboard. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
One of the only drawbacks of a glass backboard is the possibility of breakage. From Wordnik.com. [Glass Shooter | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
The backboard is in fact one of the most important parts of a basketball system. From Wordnik.com. [Glass Shooter | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
A regulation size backboard is 42″ x 72″, but glass backboards come in many different sizes. From Wordnik.com. [Glass Shooter | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
But, if you are looking for longer durability and more consistency, a glass backboard is the way to go. From Wordnik.com. [Glass Shooter | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
I saw "Big Country" Reeves break a backboard in a Final Four warm up for Oklahoma State. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Although a backboard is a universal tool in helping the injured, not all are created equal. From Wordnik.com. [AA Home - KPVI News 6] Reference
What I really need is some kind of backboard extension that funnels rebounds forward. From Wordnik.com. [BTDF] Reference
Li was asked how she overcame the 20-year-old Dane, who has been called a "backboard" and a. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Nice to have it all together and the hard cover provides a kind of backboard which creates stability. From Wordnik.com. [edm superBlog2] Reference
It misses by so much that it goes behind the backboard. From Wordnik.com. [Courtesy] Reference
He jumped on a bed, pushing open the window behind its backboard. From Wordnik.com. [Everything Is Happening for Millepied] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There's an expression on the backboard (ph) there?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 3, 2005] Reference
My brother (duo) is working on getting a job and a portable basketball backboard. From Wordnik.com. [kevynwight Diary Entry] Reference
Using your party as a backboard for your political bank shots is a dangerous game. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Curry: Bipartisanship, or Lieberman Unshackled] Reference
You see there is a backboard right there waiting for the other person to come out. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 15, 2007] Reference
What about a coffee table that doubles as a backboard for illegal indoor basketball?. From Wordnik.com. [Danielle Crittenden: Why I Hate Ikea] Reference
The winner of one race was carried off on a backboard after tumbling head over heels. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 26, 2008] Reference
Passengers would actually be propped up against a padded backboard and secured by a harness. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 25, 2006] Reference
This is like lowering the backboard, lowering the rim to about six feet and making a lay-up. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 26, 2009] Reference
A backboard is moved into place as workers dig into a hole and finally survivors are reached. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2005] Reference
Associated Press Mr. Dawkins broke a backboard during a Dec. 5, 1979 game against San Antonio. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of the Dunk] Reference
He was strapped to a backboard, and then he was hoisted vertically down 350 feet to the bottom. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 28, 2005] Reference
Start with lay-ups (good angles only), teach it to use the backboard, and encourage rim-rocking. From Wordnik.com. [time enough for countin'] Reference
And, again, you see them there with a backboard, probably in the process now of making a rescue. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 10, 2006] Reference
A note about how a simple layup off the backboard can be improved by 360-degree-basketball-dunking. From Wordnik.com. [I Humbly Submit My C.V. For the All-White Basketball League] Reference
Ray collected the balls as they clattered off the rim or the backboard and tossed them back to Mike. From Wordnik.com. [Naked] Reference
The shattered Democratic backboard from this week's Republican's slam-dunk is still hitting the ground. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2002] Reference
She was strapped to a backboard, and huge cushioned cervical braces immobilized her head and upper body. From Wordnik.com. [Warning Signs]
Putting the headrest behind the level of the backboard lets the child hold her head in a better position. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
The spin gives it one rotation around the iron rim, then it kisses the backboard one more time, and slows. From Wordnik.com. [lucy van pelt holds the football] Reference
Not on the back part of the rim against the backboard; while rare, I've seen that happen four or five times. From Wordnik.com. [lucy van pelt holds the football] Reference
A backboard dedicated to the changemaker during his work in Zimbabwe with Hoops 4 Hope (www. hoopsafrica.org). From Wordnik.com. [Michael Evans: Bobbito Garcia: Barrier Breaker] Reference
Ba-bum, ba-bum, ba-bum, went the speedbag, smacking the plywood backboard and swinging back for more punishment. From Wordnik.com. [html]
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