Buzzer-beater

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A shot that wins (or in some usage, ties) a game at the last possible moment. idiomatic

    "The Knicks immediately went 7-0 upon Lin's insertion in the lineup. He dropped 38 against the Lakers and beat Toronto with a buzzer-beater."

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"The Knicks immediately went 7-0 upon Lin's insertion in the lineup. He dropped 38 against the Lakers and beat Toronto with a buzzer-beater."

Etymology

In the sense of beating out the buzzer which ends a game.

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