buzzer-beater

noun

buzzer-beater

noun

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

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Ball games, Basketball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Idiomatic A shot that wins (or in some usage, ties) a game at the last possible moment.

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.2013, Pete Birle, On the Hardwood: New York Knicks, MVP Books, →ISBN, page 40:

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