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  • noun Plural form of layup.

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Examples

  • O'Neal hit back-to-back layups from the left block to break away from an 83-all tie and spark a 10-3 run that gave the Pacers control of the game in the final 4 minutes.

    USATODAY.com - Basketball - Indiana vs. New Orleans 2006

  • The Colonials relied instead on perimeter jumpers and breakaway layups from the gangly, 5-8 Beck.

    USATODAY.com - Women's Basketball - George Washington vs. Texas A&M 2006

  • They're too often resulting in layups and easy shots.

    National Basketball Association - Pistons vs. Celtics 2002

  • "We went too quickly and a lot of turnovers resulted in layups in the other direction which will hurt you."

    National Basketball Association - Hawks vs. Pacers 2001

  • It wouldn't be accurate to call the layups uncontested; they were contested, usually by a hand that drew a whistle and sent the Bulldogs to the foul line.

    The News Tribune Blogs 2009

  • It wouldn't be accurate to call the layups uncontested; they were contested, usually by a hand that drew a whistle and sent the Bulldogs to the foul line.

    The News Tribune Blogs 2009

  • TCU still has to play at Wyoming and against New Mexico, but it would take a huge upset to blow either one of those layups, meaning this game will all but certainly mean a spot in the BCS, and if the world melts down, possibly a spot in the national title.

    Scout.com > CollegeFootballNews.com 2009

  • Shots clattered off the front of the rim, the back, the left, the right—high arcs, line drives, long bombs, layups.

    What Every Basketball Fan Will Miss About Butler Jason Gay 2011

  • Frightened, fretting and fearful, I blew easy layups and made turnovers all over the place.

    One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011

  • Coached by Paul Westhead, the team adopted a fast-paced style of offense that encouraged opponents to shoot layups so Loyola could get the ball back quickly and score, mostly from three-point range.

    One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011

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