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