Description

Nothing captivates a crowd quite like a stoppage-time 'down-town' basketball shot. The shot clock might have stopped, but the ball's already in the air, and it's arcing gracefully towards the basket, soaring above the players, holding the fate of the game in its spherical midst. There's nothing anyone can do but wait for those seemingly-endless split seconds to elapse, and for the ball to complete its journey...

And now you can recreate the drama and tension of this very scenario with your very own desktop basketball set.

Complete with all the miniature kit you need to test your hoop-holing skills to the max, simply set up the mini-basket (complete with transparent backboard with target markings) and place it way up high on the very-far-from-gargantuan pole! After that, it's all down to you and your God-given talents.

Jink, dart, scurry or lunge your way towards the basket, before placing the ball on its handy launcher. Next, while judging the distance and holding your breath, drink in the atmosphere of the occasion, listen to the gasps of the capacity crowd. Then, when the time is ripe and you can delay no more, send the ball into the air.

What happens next is unknown. Perhaps you'll net the winning points, maybe you'll dunk it in a mate's cup of coffee . . . but one thing is for sure: you'll have wasted some time in a great new way, and lived the dream for a few more seconds.