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The assist came after collecting a loose ball near mid-court, dribbling into the lane and delivering an over-the-shoulder pass to John Wall, who made the basket and was fouled.
Gilbert Arenas done for the night with mild groin strain Gene Wang 2010
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Hanescu had slipped in mid-court and fallen awkwardly on his wrist, which was already taking a pounding from Roddick's bone-jarring serves.
Wimbledon 2011: Andy Roddick turns on power against Victor Hanescu 2011
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Hanescu had slipped in mid-court and fallen awkwardly on his wrist, which was already taking a pounding from Roddick's bone-jarring serves.
Wimbledon 2011: Andy Roddick turns on power against Victor Hanescu 2011
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The look induced Virginia into side-to-side passing, which ate up the shot clock before the Cavaliers could cross mid-court and drew them toward the sidelines.
Maryland 66, Virginia 42: Three up, three down Steve Yanda 2011
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No one seems to have an image of the mid-court bow, but Young evidently miscalculated, since he was almost immediately forced to do a post-game interview with no shirt on.
Nick Young's postgame, in images Dan Steinberg 2011
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With only seconds left the winning team aimlessly passes or dribbles the ball mid-court to run out the clock.
Jacob Dayan: The Tehran Globetrotters: Running Out the Clock on Iran's Nuclear Game Jacob Dayan 2011
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Hampton was comfortable trading blows from the baseline but Sharapova's ability to put away the mid-court ball proved decisive.
Australian Open 2012: Sharapova blitzes Hampton to reach third round 2012
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It came at the end of another long, gruelling rally, Nadal, straining backwards in mid-court banging a tired smash into the net.
Novak Djokovic battles past Rafael Nadal to first US Open title 2011
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With only seconds left the winning team aimlessly passes or dribbles the ball mid-court to run out the clock.
Jacob Dayan: The Tehran Globetrotters: Running Out the Clock on Iran's Nuclear Game Jacob Dayan 2011
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Ordinarily, I would not tune into a midseason Wizards game even if my lovely mother called me from the Verizon Center and told me she was about to be shot out of a cannon at mid-court.
For He Is the Lin Beneath Our Wings Jason Gay 2012
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