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Across
  1. 3. Occurs when a player who receives an off-ball screen uses the screen and cuts towards the basket. This is a great action for an offensive player when the defender follows them around the screen.
  2. 6. Set by two players and involves the player being screened cutting through the middle and then the two screeners closing the screen by quickly stepping side-by-side.
  3. 7. any screen that's set when when the screener has their chest facing the baseline. This results in their teammate cutting away from the hoop which is why it's often used to get shooters open
  4. 9. when two players set off-ball screens for one of their teammates. The two screeners are positioned facing the same direction but not next to each other.
Down
  1. 1. An offensive play involving an off-ball player setting a screen on the back of a teammate's defender.
  2. 2. an off-ball screen that allows a player to cut away from the basketball to a spot around the perimeter.
  3. 4. This screen is set on the elbow of the high post.
  4. 5. A type of foul: Any player who sets a screen must be stationary when the defender they're screening makes contact with them.
  5. 7. An on-ball screen set by a trailing offensive player. This screen is often effective because the screener's defender is out of position and unable to provide help on the ball-handler.
  6. 8. occurs when a player cuts to the opposite side of the floor to set a screen for a teammate. This most often occurs in the paint.