Statistics for American Basketball A to Z #2

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	Clue	Answer	% Correct
R	A statistic that measures the number of times a player grabs a ball after a missed shot; can be offensive, but is more commonly defensive	Rebound	88%
A	Play where a player gets an additional free throw after successfully scoring while fouled	And-one	84%
O	City where the NBA Bubble was held	Orlando	84%
M	Arena that the New York Knicks play in	Madison Square Garden	83%
G	Minor development league under the NBA	G League	81%
I	Putting a ball into play from an area outside of the court	Inbounding	79%
J	A method, typically at the start of the game, where the referee tosses the ball up in the air and two people contest for it	Jump ball	79%
V	A measure for how high a player can jump	Vertical	79%
B	Violation where a team goes behind the half-court line after going past it	Backcourt	78%
K	Another name for the "paint", extends from the baseline to the free throw line; players often shoot from the "top" of this	Key	74%
S	Old name for the Oklahoma City Thunder	Supersonics	74%
U	NCAA college with the most championships	UCLA	74%
Z	Duke superstar, knowing for being exceptionally large and unstoppable in the paint	Zion Williamson	72%
N	A successful pass to a teammate while keeping their eyes on another place (usually another teammate), tricking defenders	No-look pass	71%
D	Term for a play where the player moves towards the basket in attempt to score in the paint or kick it out to an open player	Drive	67%
P	Play where the offensive player dunks over the defensive player, often drawing a bewildered commentator reaction	Poster	65%
E	The two corners of the paint not at the baseline; Chris Paul often shoots from the right one	Elbow	54%
C	Another name for the free throw line	Charity stripe	48%
H	Maneuver where a player slows down suddenly and then speeds up, which can confuse the defender if done successfully	Hesi	46%
T	In the term 50-40-90, the "40" represents...	Three-point percentage	46%
L	Name of the leprechaun on the Celtics' logo	Lucky	45%
Q	2014-2022 Utah Jazz head coach	Quin Snyder	40%
F	Illness that Michael Jordan actually had during a spectacular finals performance, despite people commonly calling it the "flu game"	Food poisoning	36%
W	Nickname of the 2006-2007 8th seed Warriors, where Baron Davis led them to beat the 1st seed Mavericks in the first round	We Believe	20%