1.   Dennis Scott launched long jumpers with nary a defender near him.

2.   Her high school team often practiced on an outdoor court, dribbling around cracks in the asphalt and gauging the wind before launching any jumpers.

3.   Instead of launching long-range jumpers, the Knicks looked inside first, and they got point-blank opportunities.

4.   Latrell Sprewell was talking hoops Friday night, how it feels to dribble down the court and launch a jumper on a whim.

5.   On Wednesday night, he passed the ball to Mashburn, who launched tentative jumpers that grazed the rim.

6.   Resisting the urge to launch jumpers, Ward set the tone by fearlessly driving right into the biceps of the looming Mourning.

7.   So Malone is taking the easy way out, launching jumpers, hoping instead of competing.

8.   They even had a shot that would have pushed the lead to six swish in, but Mobley launched his jumper just after the shot-clock buzzer.

9.   With teammates shouting for him to shoot, Walker spun back and launched a jumper that settled into the basket as the clock expired.