1.   He got the ball to Whitney, whose off-balance bomb barely grazed the rim.

2.   It barely grazed the rim.

3.   On Wednesday night, he passed the ball to Mashburn, who launched tentative jumpers that grazed the rim.

4.   He missed all four attempts, shooting two airballs and barely grazing the rim on the other two.

5.   Marbury took the inbounds pass and had a good look from the left side, but his shot barely grazed the rim as the horn sounded.