The threat of James's jumper allowed him to storm his way to the rim, where he shot a personal-best 78.3%, according Hoopdata.

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Against Ohio State last week, he soared to the rim and swatted a shot so far into the stands it looked like the 4:30 flight to Cincinnati.

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Her second shot rolled off the rim, but Saint Joseph's couldn't corral the rebound giving the Rams one final chance.

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The shot hit the back of the rim and swished through the net.

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But after Tekele Cotton hit a 3-pointer with 2:20 left, VanVleet scored on a shot that bounced all over the rim before dropping.

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His shot attempts this season have averaged 4 feet, 9 inches from the basket, more than four feet closer to the rim than last season, when his average shot was from 8 feet, 10 inches away, according to Stats LLC.

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That might sound crazy to anyone who has watched the Knicks since late November, as Brewer's shot has seemed magnetically drawn to the back rim.

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Craft purposely bounced the second free throw off the rim in an effort to grab the rebound and try a last-ditch shot to tie it.

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With RIM finally seeing some good news flow in the last few weeks, its shares have shot up by almost 15% this month as confidence returned that the management will be able to deliver on its deadline this time after having missed it twice already in the past year.

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The bottom line: In 2011, the TouchPad has a shot to be the No. 2 tablet for consumers, far behind the iPad but ahead of RIM and Android competitors.

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