Puzzle Answers
CHAPTER 1: PLAYING THE GAME
Name That Position
Shooting guard (usually best ball thrower from a distance) Small forward (tend to be versatile)
Center (usually tallest and slowest)
Power forward (usually not as tall as the center)
Point guard (usually shortest and fastest)
Same But Different
Lists of Lists
Sports with the letter B in them: baseball, ballooning, handball, badminton, bungee jumping, basketball, T-ball, powerboating, racquetball, snowboarding
Sports equipment: shoulder pads, knee pads, helmet, goggles, flippers, skip rope, wrist guard, baseball bat, catcher's mitt, ski pole
Cities that have hosted the Olympics: Los Angeles, Innsbruck, Beijing, Atlanta, Nagano, Barcelona, Seoul, Sydney, Turin, Calgary
Sports where you don't kick a ball: hockey, golf, diving, tennis, lacrosse, squash, swimming, water polo, ultimate Frisbee, skiing
CHAPTER 2: HISTORY OF THE GAME
Lucky 13
1. Opening an umbrella indoors
2. Putting shoes on the table
3. Letting a black cat cross your path
4. Walking under a ladder
5. Stepping on a crack
Do What Coach Says
2/3 will get on the team (8 out of 12)
Inflated Basketball
$20 = $500
$27 = $675
$32 = $800
$50 = $1250
CHAPTER 3: GREAT PLAYERS OF YESTERDAY
Court Count
Point Well Taken
Bounce Back
React
Reposition
Return
Remote
Recline
Remodel
CHAPTER 4: GREAT PLAYERS OF TODAY
Matching Sets
Opposites Attract
win/lose
run/walk
best/worst
average/extraordinary
major/minor
professional/amateur
player/worker
tall/short
push/pull
Score!
CHAPTER 5: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Three's a Charm
15 times
Pick Up the Pieces
Amazing Athletes
Tally Ho!
CHAPTER 6: COACHES
Follow the Rules!
Everybody Chant
The game is on, it's getting late
The score's close, 87 to 88
It's up to you to decide their fate!
Make us proud of our state;
Let's tell the players we think they're great!
Crazy Coach
Run round robin regularly
Don't dribble downtown
Perfect players play politely
Tonight tall teams take turns
Grateful guards get goals
CHAPTER 7: HALL OF FAME
Lost in a Crowd
Double Duty
CHAPTER 8: THE NBA FINALS
Tag Team
Boston Celtics
Chicago Bulls
Los Angeles Lakers
Miami Heat
Houston Rockets
Atlanta Hawks
Toronto Raptors
Seattle Sonics
Detroit Pistons
Orlando Magic
New York Knicks
Flagging the Fakes
Around the World
CHAPTER 9: COLLEGE BASKETBALL AND MARCH MADNESS
Confusing Recruits
Hello Basketball Lovers,
We will be visiting your city the last Tuesday of this month.
We are looking for some new players. Come out and see if you're good enough to join the team!
Keep Shooting!
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College Copies
Team Effort
Dribble Kings
