fallaway
Speech parts
1. fallaway - Noun
2. fallaway - Adjective
Meaning
fallaway (not comparable)
(basketball) Of a shot, taken while moving away from the basket.
fallaway (plural fallaways)
(basketball) A shot taken while moving away from the basket.
Phrases with the word
Examples
He makes threes, spaces the floor, runs a few pick-and-rolls, take advantage of iso-mismatches, and, on occasion, makes an impossible baseline fallaway feel inevitable.
LeBron got up and eventually helped take the wind out of the Celtics, his fallaway jumper with 30.1 seconds left giving L.A. the lead for the final time, 111-110.
Moose cut the comeback rally short by catching Steve and throwing him via fallaway slam.