General
raining
What does raining mean?
Scoring prolifically, especially from long range, on a strong shooting night.
"Klay was raining threes all over them."
Origin
Weather metaphor for a barrage of made shots.
Frequently asked questions
What does raining mean in basketball?
It means pouring in shots, especially threes, on a hot shooting night.
Why is scoring called raining?
It's a weather metaphor: a barrage of made shots falls like rain.
How do you use raining in a sentence?
You'd say a shooter 'was raining threes' when they hit long-range shots in bunches.
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