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MissLadybird Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

"The shot is up!" - a basketball term?

Hello everyone,

Another question from ALF series I am watching.

ALF is sitting in the living room cutting his toenails. When the toenail flies up in the air, ALF shouts (imitating a sports announcer)

"The shot is up! Three points!"

I looked it up in the dictionary and found nothing. Then I googled the phrase and found out it is used in basketball. However, I don't understand what it means.

If you are a basketball fan, I hope you will be able to explain. 
  

Top answer

A "shot" in basketball is when one of the players throws the ball at the hoop to score either 2 or 3 points. " = The ball has been thrown and is up in the air. " = The ball has gone through the hoop.

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  • A "shot" in basketball is when one of the players throws the ball at the hoop to score either 2 or 3 points.
  • " = The ball has been thrown and is up in the air.
  • " = The ball has gone through the hoop.
  • Three points are added to the score.
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A "shot" in basketball is when one of the players throws the ball at the hoop to score either 2 or 3 points.

"The shot is up." = The ball has been thrown and is up in the air.
"Three points!" = The ball has gone through the hoop. Three points are added to the score.

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In addition, a three-point shot in basketball is taken from an unusually long distance away. Thus, the implication here is that the toenail flew an unusually long distance through the air.
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Thank you for your detailed answers, guys! Now I see what it means.

If I watched basketball games more often, I would know
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