dribbling by catching the ball near the basket. Shots Bank shot – A shot that hits the backboard before hitting the rim or going through the net. Board – A shot resulting in a rebound. Brick – A bad shot that bounces off the backboard or rim without a chance of going in. Buzzer beater – A basket in the final seconds of a game (right before the buzzer sounds) that in itself results in a win or overtime. Dunk – (v) To score by putting the ball directly through the basket with one or both hands. (n) A shot made by dunking. Fadeaway – A jump shot taken while jumping backwards, away from the basket. Free throw – An unopposed attempt to score a basket, worth one point, from the free throw line. Generally, two attempts are awarded when the player is fouled in the act of shooting (three attempts are awarded in the case of three-point shot), fouled flagrantly, or when the opposing team fouls while over the foul limit. Depending on the specifics of the foul and the rule set, one or two attempts may be awarded for technical fouls. Hook shot – A shot in which the offensive player arcs the ball over his head using the farthest hand from the basket, while moving perpendicular to the basket. In-n-out – A shot that appears to be going in, but instead goes back out. Jump shot – A shot taken while jumping Lay-in – A close-range shot using one hand to tip the ball over the rim Layup – A close-range shot using one hand to bank the ball off the backboard Points in the paint – Field goals made in the painted area below the free-throw line Prayer – A shot that has very little probability of being made. Set shot – A shot taken without leaving the floor. Slam dunk – A shot performed with the player jumping in air and forces the ball into the rim with one or both hands. Swish – (n) A shot which goes through the net without hitting the backboard or rim. (v) To make a swish. Three-ball – A three-point field goal Three-point field goal – A shot, worth three points, attempted with both feet behind the three-point line. Three-pointer – A three-point field goal Toilet bowl – When the ball hits the rim on a certain angle