Bank shot

[Couch Potatoe]

Bank shot in Pool. A shot where the cue ball strikes a colored ball into a cushion on one side of the table with the intention of making the ball rebound into a pocket on the tables opposite side.

[Miltensl]

a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard before passing through the hoop

[LouissaRini]

A bank shot is a type of shot in basketball and other sports, where a player bounces the ball off a wall, backboard, or another object with the intention of making it into a goal or target. The term is most often used in basketball to refer to a shot that goes off the backboard before reaching the hoop.