Sentence examples for up for a jump from inspiring English sources

Either one can initiate the offense, run the pick and roll or spot up for a jump shot.

Villanova tied him up for a jump ball and kept the ball on the possession arrow with 9.1 seconds left.

Late in the fourth, with the Jets ahead by 26-17, Revis went up for a jump ball near the end zone.

"When I get by him to pull up for a jump shot, they have another defender there," Bryant said, referring to Prince.

Bruce Hooley writes on Foxsports.com that the blind spot included all the obvious faults of quarterback Terrell Pryor, who is next up for a jump in N.C.A.A. scrutiny, The Columbus Dispatch is reporting.

"It tells you the three options you have on a secondary fast break — pull up for a jump shot, find a player spotted up for a three-pointer or hit the trailer for a layup.

Cartoon shows group of people going up for a jump-shot, but instead of fighting for a basketball, they are going after two pair of tickets.

The non-food discounters, from Poundland to B&M Bargains, are also thought to have had a good 2013, setting themselves up to for a jump onto the stock market this year.

"I have to just try to stay composed and not feel I can make up for a good jump," he said.

Magic 117, Cavaliers 116 Dwight Howard matched a career high with 35 points and Hedo Turkoglu tied up LeBron James for a jump ball in the final second of overtime as Orlando improved to an N.B.A.-best 5-0 on the road.

Imagine geeing yourself up for a naked bungee jump only, at the last second, to be handed a pair of burgundy boot-slippers and told to go and have a nice sit down.