# Is there a baseball or basketball term equivalent to football's "Hail Mary"?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 15, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-baseball-or-basketball-term-equivalent-to-footballs-hail-mary/525109 "2010-01-15T19:22:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-baseball-or-basketball-term-equivalent-to-footballs-hail-mary/525109/41 "2010-01-22T16:29:10Z")

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It’s not really in the spirit of the OP, as it can be (and is) used anytime during the game, but the alley-oop in basketball involves the long throw and dramatic scoring idea. While it can be used in desperation, you generally see alley-oops used by teams that are dominating offensively.

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