Sentence examples for by blocking the shot from inspiring English sources

Olajuwon pulled off a clutch play by blocking the shot as time expired.

38 mins: This time Eto'o is, at least, in the box when he receives the ball, but he fails to navigate his way past the defender, who completes his spoiling job well by blocking the striker's shot before whacking the ball upfield.

With the score at 1-1, he could not block the shot by Messi in the 54th minute that went home near the centre of the goal.

Brian Boyle, who blamed himself for the Rangers' Game 2 defeat when he lost a third-period face-off that led directly to Alex Ovechkin's game-winning goal — and who helped win this game by blocking a shot at the end of the first overtime with his jaw — spoke about watching from the bench as Gaborik won the game.

Turiaf ended the period by blocking Wayne Ellington's shot into the stands.

Elizabeth Williams set a league record by blocking a shot in a 65th straight game.

Gallinari hit a 3-pointer, Hughes turned a fast break into a 3-point play, and Lee started another break by blocking a shot by Joel Przybilla.

The teams were tied at 2-2 threegh three shootout rounds, with DiPietro denying Crosby on Pittsburgh's second shootout attempt by blocking a shot with his pad.

Emmanuel Adebayor lobbed over the Liverpool goal when a long punt forward caught the away defence flat-footed, before Reds defender Dejan Lovren came to the rescue by blocking Erik Lamela's shot after Mamadou Sakho sloppily surrendered possession.

When he just stays out of foul trouble and disrupts the opponent's offense by blocking and changing shots, the Nets improve exponentially.

Each team tries to prevent the other team from scoring by blocking shots or taking the ball away from their opponent.