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Nothin' but Net: To Hibbert, or not to Hibbert

The Heat are probably smart enough to see Hibbert in the lane and take a jump shot, maybe even a throw-back to Battier, but isn't a Battier 3 much better than what happened for the Pacers?

Pacers own the boards but fail to finish in stunning loss to Heat

Vogel said a strong case could have been made to leave Hibbert in the game, but he did not because of Chris Bosh's ability to hit jump shots.

Dave Hyde: Now the playoffs really start for Heat

You got Heat fans jumping off their seats when Norris Cole hit a jump shot, then ran down the lane with a dunk, to give the Heat a lead for the first time since the second quarter.

Parker leads Spurs past Warriors for 3-2 lead

"It's big for him to get some easy ones and he's not just shooting jump shots all night.

Thunder struggle to shoot losing 87-81 to Memphis

"He missed few blocks, a few layups and a few open jump shots.

Column: Melo has to show he can make a team great

The idea was to force Anthony to settle for midrange jump shots, something the Knicks star does too often, and keep Hibbert at the rim in case.

Mark Bradley: Time for Hawks' rebuilding process to begin

He'd missed 7 of 8 first-half shots and made four turnovers, and the Philips Arena patrons moved beyond the customary groaning when Smith squared for a jump shot to outright booing after he threw...

TCU's hot shooting cools as Texas advances in Big 12 tourney

We wanted, from the beginning, to force them to shoot jump shots.

Bulls' Noah looks to get his 'tornado' jumper swirling through net

The center is referring to his "tornado" jumper, which the Nets are daring him to shoot time and again with Brook Lopez sagging off Noah far into the lane.

Smith powers Hawks to 2-2 series tie with Pacers

The way we scrambled out of double-teams, the way we helped each other out when the dribble drove, we contested pretty much every jump shot they took.

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"We put a switching lineup in with the intent to switch, keep everything in front of us and try...

Heat's Andersen provides scoring lift

"When you have five three-point shooters on the court, to have a switching plan out there with...

Recap: Indiana vs. New York

West's tip-in came before Anthony's short jumper, and another Stephenson layup capped the...