The phrase "a lob for" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in sports contexts, particularly in basketball or soccer, to describe a high pass or throw intended to reach a teammate.
Example: "He made a perfect lob for his teammate, who scored effortlessly."
Alternatives: "a pass for" or "a throw for".
Notice I'm going to exclude the possibility of throwing up a lob for now, just to make this manageable.
There was JaJuan Johnson, a 6-10 playerlayer from Indianapolis, taking a lob for a slam.
Curry answered with 11 points and a lob for Festus Ezeli's slam in the final 2 10 of the period.
He can be hesitant from 3-point range and is often off when tossing up a lob for Marcus Camby.
Wade returned the favor on a lob for a spectacular alley-oop on a two-on-one in the third quarter, prompting the two to meet in a twisting, side-bumping, airborne celebration.
But what a lob from Davydenko for set point! Just, just misses the line going across court with Federer scurrying.
There's one button for a groundstroke, one for a lob, joystick for direction control-you could almost play this with an Atari joystick.
On the next possession, McDermott ducked under a defender and took a lob from teammate Ethan Wragge for a layup, a foul and a 32-27 lead.
But Chris Paul found DeAndre Jordan for a lob dunk for a 119-115 leandand the point guard made two of four throws for the final margin.
Then came an unexpected sequence early in the fourth quarter in which Johnson blocked a shot by Dirk Nowitzki, fed Rivers on a give-and-go layup and took a Crawford lob for a layup.
He cupped his hands in prayer before double-faulting on his first championship point, bent over in thought before double-faulting on his second championship point, then dropped in a crafty second serve only to watch Rafter end the rally with a delicate lob for a winner, killing his third championship point.
