Sports Commentary Script · Basketball play-by-play call
Four Point Two Seconds (Basketball Buzzer-Beater)
A basketball buzzer-beater commentary script with a fictional final play: down two, 4.2 seconds left, an inbound pass, and a long three to win it.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Length
- 114 words · ~46 sec
- Skills
- energy build, climax delivery, number clarity
- License
- CC BY 4.0
The script
Four point two seconds left. The Skyliners are down two, ninety-nine to a hundred and one. Timeout's over. Here we go.
Andre Vance to inbound. Looking. Looking. Finds Desmond Price coming off the screen!
Price, one dribble, two, pulls up from the top of the key, over the outstretched hand...
(full voice)BANG! AT THE BUZZER! DESMOND PRICE FROM THIRTY FEET! THE SKYLINERS WIN IT, ONE-OH-TWO TO ONE-OH-ONE!
The bench empties! Price is standing on the scorer's table, arms out, and this crowd will not stop!
Down eleven with four minutes to go, and they found a way. Desmond Price, you will not have to buy your own dinner in Ridgeport for a long, long time!
Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0. Original script drafted with AI assistance and edited by SceneDub; any resemblance to existing characters is coincidental.
Practise it now
The teleprompter scrolls at the speed you set in words per minute. Tick "Record audio while reading" to capture a take; the audio stays in your browser until you download it.
Coaching notes
- The first line sets the stakes. Keep it quick and tight, and hit 'down two' so the listener knows exactly what the shot needs to do.
- 'Looking. Looking.' buys tension. Say them evenly, with a hair of space between, so the pass feels like it might never come.
- On 'over the outstretched hand...' hold your breath with the ball in the air. Then 'BANG!' is a single burst, not a scream; save some voice for the score.
Try it three more ways
- Call it as the visiting team's announcer, crushed but gracious.
- Call it as a high school gym announcer over a crackly speaker system.
- Call it as a radio voice who has to describe every movement because nobody can see it.
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the "Four Point Two Seconds (Basketball Buzzer-Beater)" script?
114 spoken words, about 46 sec at a conversational 150 words per minute and 53 sec at a slower 130 wpm. Your take will vary with pauses and character choices.
Can I use this script in my voice acting demo reel?
Yes. SceneDub's original scripts are licensed CC BY 4.0. You can perform, record, edit, and publish them, including in demo reels, classes, and auditions, as long as you credit "Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0" where you share the recording or the text.
How should I practise this script?
Read it silently once, then perform it with the direction above: tense, then explosive and joyful, clipped and fast, ~170 words per minute. Record a take with the teleprompter, listen back, and try one of the alternate reads to stretch your range.