Across
- 2. a badly missed shot in basketball.
- 4. of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by shoving the ball directly through the basket with one or both hands.
- 5. player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads directly to a score basket
- 7. shout a throw that sends the ball so that it hits the board behind the net and comes back into the net
- 8. refers to illegal personal contact or unsportsmanlike conduct on the court or sidelines of a game
Down
- 1. A shot that misses the backboard rim and net entirely
- 2. a game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop fixed above each end of the court.
- 3. push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet
- 6. a legal block set by an offensive player on the side of or behind a defender in order to free a teammate to take a shot or receive a pass
- 8. throw an unimpeded attempt at a basket (worth one point) awarded to a player following a foul or other infringement.