NBA
Across
- 3. Uncontested shot from the line
- 5. Swapping players between teams
- 6. Player salary agreement
- 9. First-year player
- 10. Championship series
- 11. Non-starting players
- 13. Postseason tournament
- 17. Where teams select new players
- 18. Award for the best player
- 21. Common offensive play
- 22. The sport the NBA is built on
- 23. Rejected shot
- 27. Championship reward
- 28. Elite player selected by fans/coaches
- 30. The glass behind the rim
- 33. Preventing scores
- 34. Team’s character
- 36. Illegal contact
- 38. Back-to-basket move
- 39. Ankle-breaking dribble move
- 40. Basketball immortality
- 41. World’s top professional basketball league
- 42. Opening lineup player
- 43. Attempting to score
- 45. pointer Shot beyond the arc
- 46. Pass leading to a basket
- 47. Quick transition offense
Down
- 1. Last-second shot
- 2. Limits offensive time
- 4. Double digits in 3 stats
- 7. Coach stops the game
- 8. Area-based defense
- 12. League boss
- 14. Top bench contributor
- 15. An NBA team organization
- 16. What players shoot at
- 19. Taking the ball from opponent
- 20. Area near the basket
- 24. One-on-one defense
- 25. Spending limit
- 26. Gaining missed shot
- 29. Pass finished with a dunk
- 31. Two defenders on one player
- 32. Where games are played
- 33. Team that dominates for years
- 35. Losing possession
- 37. Greatest of All Time
- 38. Outside shooting area
- 44. Jump shot moving backward
- 48. Three-point line