The number one set the Thunder run for Kevin Durant. Durant sets a high ballscreen out of stack and then dives to the rim. After he sets a screen for the man in the corner, and then receives a screen from the 5 man after he sets a ballscreen for the point guard. See More
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This is a great set the Thunder have found success running against every team this year. Designed like their normal 54 Dive set in which Ibaka pops off a ballscreen out of horns, they look to get a lob for Roberson. Roberson is open because most teams "dummy" him or leave him open intentionally due to his lack of shooting. Look for the Thunder to run this against Golden State, since Golden State has a playoff history of ignoring players who cannot shoot. See More
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The Oklahoma City Thunder run a great backdoor set for Russell Westbrook with Kevin Durant passing. After intial action similar to floppy, Durant comes off a pindown into a dribble hand off. After the hand off he hesitates looks at Westbrook who then plants and goes backdoor. Look for the Thunder to unleash this set in the conference finals, typically after a time out. See More
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Miami Heat ran this against the Toronto Raptors late in third quarter (Game 7) to get Dragic in Middle Ball Screen. Ultimately Winslow (4) gets catch and shoot 3pt. See More
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Here is a play used by Toronto in the NBA Playoffs against Miami. The 4 man turns down a stack screen and 3 curls around 5 at the elbow for a shot in the lane. See More
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The Spurs used this play in the Playoffs against OKC. They empty out one side of the floor using a cross screen from the guard for the trailing post. See More
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Brad Stevens and the Celtics dealt with Isaiah Thomas being denied for much of their series against the Atlanta Hawks, and this was one counter that Stevens came up with to utilize Thomas. By having Thomas, who was denied, set a flare screen for Jae Crowder, there was no help defense as Crowder caught the ball uncontested on the wing. See More
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A great drill that simultaneously improves your team and individual players offensively and defensively is a series of 3 on 3 drills. Offensively, we work on dribble hand-offs, cuts, shooting, passing, catching, screens, and timing. Defensively, we work on communication and the different ways to defend screens. I also like this drill because it helps to reduce turnovers. See More
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For the Houston Rockets who have a star player that is a guard, they often see him be overplayed on the perimeter and denied the basketball for a reversal. All backdoor sets that are effective are counters to previously scouted plays or main sets that a team runs, and the Rockets took that into consideration when running this backdoor clearout for James Harden. Coming out of a chin formation, they send their 4-man thru on the baseline, and then clear out that entire side of the floor for Harden to dart backdoor. See More
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The shuffle-stagger is a common action in the NBA and in levels beneath it. The great part of a shuffle-stagger is having a wing post up for an advantage down low, and a shooter coming off a double stagger from the opposite corner to occupy the help defense. The difficulty of a shuffle-stagger action can be finding ways to reverse the ball when the defense knows it is coming and won't let the action develop. Coach Popovich and the Spurs have a strong way to get into the shuffle-stagger, almost out of a Horns formation. See More
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Rick Carlisle has installed a UCLA series offense within the Mavericks playbook this season, and this is one of the nicer wrinkles he's added -- a play creating a lot of movement in the middle of the lane out of a 1-4 high set. See More
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Rick Carlisle utilizes Dirk Nowitzki as a stretch-shooting big man in a variety of ways. This set has Nowitzki coming off a down screen from the point guard, which is an incredibly difficult action to defend. Defenders of point guards are not used to hedging screens, nor are big men to trailing Nowitzki through them. A switch leaves the ball in Nowitzki's hands with a smaller defender on him, and a big man guarding a point guard on an isolated side of the floor. See More
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Rick Carlisle uses this action to get an open shot for his shooters on the wings when he utilizes a two point guard lineup. See More
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Miami Heat set when down 3 late to the Toronto Raptors in game 2 of their matchup in the 2016 NBA Playoffs. See More
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Great set to get the ball inside. This play completely clears out the weak side and the fade screen up top occupies potential weak side help. This is great action if the defense is fronting the post, as it gives a clear opportunity to throw the ball over the top of the post defender. See More
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