charity shot


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Noun1.charity shot - an unhindered basketball shot from the foul linecharity shot - an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
basketball shot - throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out"
one-and-one - a foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to a second foul shot
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But, Rida Maataoui drew level 60-60 with two baskets and a charity shot. However, Emre Bostanoglu scored and a free throw handed over the lead to the Turks 63-60 and just 38.6 seconds left on the clock.
The 6-foot-6 Belga's putback gave the Painters the lead, 123-121, but missed his bonus charity shot off a foul by RJ Jazul with 12.7 seconds remaining in the extra period.
Following Cuna's charity shot, Bahrain Limo still had a chance to win the game with a basket on the opposite end.
 All proceeds from the charity shot named “FRC” will benefit services for foster kids.
The final quarter was full of excitement, but ultimately it was Kyle Clark's single charity shot and a couple from centre Isaac Humphries that saw the runners-up through safely.
Just before his charity shot, Mohammed Hussain made a crucial three-pointer that gave the Bahrainis the lead for good, 81-80, with 49 seconds remaining in overtime.
The Filipinos refused to yield as Douglas Kramer stole a basket with a charity shot to draw level 70-70.
With 6 seconds left, the black shirts' Oumar Seck was fouled, made the first charity shot to tie the count at 98-all but muffed the second.
They added a further 21 points in the second quarter with Masiglat leading all players with nine points including a charity shot. Adequate support came from Polan who had six points against his name as Smart continued to struggle at 38-18 by the half-time buzzer.
Hassan Nairouz then added a free-throw to make it 70-65, and another charity shot apiece from Siakam and Manama's Ahmed Abdulaziz pegged the final score.
After Malabes made another charity shot to start the fourth, Manama sharp-shooters Hussain and Hassan buried back-to-back baskets from beyond the arc, once again extending the gap to nine and effectively halting any Muharraq resurgence.
Ahli battled back in the third period and took a 49-44 lead on a Jameel charity shot, but a Simpson three-point play sparked a 9-0 run that helped Hala go ahead 53-52 lead heading into the final quarter.