A shot that rolls off the tips of the fingers into the basket.(noun)
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Use "finger-roll" in a sentence
"While the practice was ragged for long stretches, among the highlights of the practice were several dunks by McGee, an opening finger-roll basket from Arenas and an array of drives and passes from John Wall, the No. 1 overall pick in June's NBA draft."
"Roy's finger-roll layup at the buzzer gave Portland a 109-108 victory over the Knicks on Sunday."
"Iverson dished off to Hamilton for the game's first basket, scored on a finger-roll layup and kicked the ball out to Prince for a 3-pointer as Detroit took a 9-6 lead."