floater
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D'Angelo Russell's floater lifted Dallas within 95-94 with 54.8 seconds remaining but Isaiah Hartenstein answered with a layup to give the Thunder a 97-94 edge.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
The Lakers turned the ball over on an offensive foul on their first possession, but Doncic settled the team down with a floater in the paint on the next possesion.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025
One defender stumbled, another bit on a fake and Plum glided almost untouched into the lane, kissing a floater off the glass as the horn sounded in an 81-80 Sparks escape.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
Powell’s floater with 6:30 left gave the Clippers a 91-90 lead.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025
Up to a point, the bigger a floater is, the more efficient it will be.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
