clank

Like, “bucket clanking on the bottom of a dry well” low?

All 11 of her previous attempts had clanked away or rimmed out or missed altogether, a slump eerily reminiscent of the 0-for-10 start that struck unexpectedly against Minnesota on Jan. 30.

But as silky smooth as the sequence looked — and as strange as a slump from Watkins seemed — the step-back clanked away.

His first free throw went long, clanking off the back iron.

An hour later, Johnny and Beansie were at the Salvation Army storefront south of Canal off Broadway, volunteering to be street Santas, ringing bells, quarters clanking into their tin buckets.