: a goal (as in basketball or hockey) made by deflecting a shot into the basket or net from very close range
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Sam Reinhart, Florida’s leading goal-scorer, put the Panthers ahead with a tip-in goal with 1:02 left in the first period.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
Florida opened scoring about 30 seconds later on a Sam Reinhart tip-in.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
Those prior slugfests provided all-time highlights including Reggie Miller’s late-game heroics, Patrick Ewing’s tip-in dunk and Larry Johnson’s four-point play.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
Stephon Castle scored his first points with a three-point play under the basket and a tip-in on the next possession, pushing UConn’s lead back out to 10 around the nine-minute mark.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2024
The Rangers’ Alex Wennberg scored on a tip-in 5:35 into OT for a 5-4 victory and 2-1 series lead heading into Game 4 Tuesday night back in the Sunrise rink.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
Panthers led 2-1 in the first minute of the third on Carter Verhaeghe’s backdoor power play tip-in off an Aleksander Barkov pass pretty enough to hang in The Louvre.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2024
Ryan Donato then put the Blackhawks ahead on a tip-in goal with 13:32 to play.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Suzuki scored again with a tip-in while on a power play to move the Canadiens ahead 3-2 at 12:24 of the second.
—Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
Florida opened scoring about 30 seconds later on a Sam Reinhart tip-in.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
Those prior slugfests provided all-time highlights including Reggie Miller’s late-game heroics, Patrick Ewing’s tip-in dunk and Larry Johnson’s four-point play.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
Stephon Castle scored his first points with a three-point play under the basket and a tip-in on the next possession, pushing UConn’s lead back out to 10 around the nine-minute mark.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2024
The Rangers’ Alex Wennberg scored on a tip-in 5:35 into OT for a 5-4 victory and 2-1 series lead heading into Game 4 Tuesday night back in the Sunrise rink.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
Panthers led 2-1 in the first minute of the third on Carter Verhaeghe’s backdoor power play tip-in off an Aleksander Barkov pass pretty enough to hang in The Louvre.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2024
Ryan Donato then put the Blackhawks ahead on a tip-in goal with 13:32 to play.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Suzuki scored again with a tip-in while on a power play to move the Canadiens ahead 3-2 at 12:24 of the second.
—Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Tip-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip-in. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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