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Layup

A layup in basketball is a two-point shot attempt made by leaping from below, "laying" the ball up[clarification needed] near the basket, and using one hand to bounce it off the backboard and into the basket. The motion and one-handed reach distinguish it from a jump shot. The layup is considered the most basic shot in basketball. When doing a layup, the…

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Layup

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples36
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

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related to Versions · 17
Layup → Allen Iverson, Around, As, Bob Cousy, Finger, Jason Williams, Layups, Mike Bibby, NBA, Notable, Sacramento, Several, The, This, Williams, Wilt Chamberlain, World
related to External links · 14
Layup → Basketball, Dunks, Feb, How, Information, Layups, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Retrieved, Reverse Layup, Variants, Wikihow, Wikisource-logo
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Layup → overhand shot, type of layup often used to evade a block
related to Gallery · 2
Layup → Sam Van Rossom, Valencia Basket

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ball basket shot player rim one basketball use layups players move attempt defenders common create different near reach usually percentage

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Layupis aoverhand shot0.90text
Layupis atype of layup often used to evade a block0.90text
Joel Embiid have been seen making use of the moveinstance ofalthough bigger players0.80text
Layuprelated to External linksInformation0.60section
Layuprelated to External linksVariants0.60section
Layuprelated to External linksLock-green0.60section
Layuprelated to External linksLock-gray-alt-20.60section
Layuprelated to External linksLock-red-alt-20.60section
Layuprelated to External linksWikisource-logo0.60section
Layuprelated to External linksHow0.60section
Layuprelated to External linksReverse Layup0.60section
Layuprelated to External linksBasketball0.60section

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