| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| backcourt | The defensive players in a basketball team |
| FIVE | Number of players on a basketball team |
| INAZONE | Like some defensive basketball players |
| trap | defensive maneuver in basketball in which two defenders converge quickly on the ball handler to steal the ball or force a bad pass |
| crasher | move toward aggressively (as in fighting for a rebound) basketball players crashing the boards |
| horse | game in which players take turns attempting to duplicate successful basketball shots, a letter of the word "horse" is awarded for each missed attempt, and the first player to receive all five letters loses |
