| ANDONE | Additional free throw, in basketball lingo |
| LOB | High throw in basketball, or high hit in tennis |
| HOOKPASS | Arcing overhead throw, in basketball |
| FOULSHOTS | Free throws, in other words |
| MIAMIHEAT | This team set an NBA record on Jan. 10, sinking 40 out of 40 free throws in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder |
| TWENTYTHREE | Detroit's Andre Drummond missed this many free throws in a 2016 game, an NBA record; his team won anyway |
| THREEPOINTERS | Deep throws in basketball...or what the answers to this puzzle's starred clues comprise? |
| TREY | Long basket, in basketball lingo |
| ENFUEGO | Having the hot hand, in basketball lingo |
| MADHOPS | Dunker's gift, in basketball lingo |
| FLOATER | Short, high-arching shot, in basketball lingo |
| UPFAKE | Pretend shot, in basketball lingo |
| TEARDROPS | High-arcing shots, in basketball lingo |
| DAGGERS | Game-clinching shots, in basketball lingo |
| DROPPINGDIMES | Dishing out assists, in basketball lingo |
| VERT | Jumping ability, in basketball lingo |
| OOP | Pass leading to a dunk, in basketball lingo |
| POSTERIZED | Made a spectacular dunk over, in basketball lingo |
| ONEANDONE | Free throw designation in men's college basketball |
| LANE | Area between the free-throw line and the basket, in basketball |
