Basketball Terminology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• vertical jump : the act of raising one's center of gravity higher in the vertical plane solely with the use of one's own muscles.
• nba : the national basketball association, the largest professional league in the united states, also with one team in canada.
• paint : the key.
• run : an interval in which one team heavily outscores the other.
• swish : a shot which goes through the net without hitting the rim.
• trey : a three-point field goal
• foul : violations of the rules other than floor violations.
• turnover : a loss of possession.
• splash : occurs when someone makes a nothing-but-net, and the net hangs over the rim as a result
• violation : an infraction of the rules other than a foul, such as traveling or a three-second violation.
• key : the free-throw lane and free-throw circle together.
• travel : to move one's pivot foot illegally or to fall to the floor without maintaining a pivot foot
• swing man : a player capable of playing either shooting guard or small forward.
• rainbow : a perfect high shot arc on a shot that goes in, usually resulting from a fluent shooting motion and usually on a long shot attempt.