Rockets Stagger Twirl
04/21/2017Great misdirection out of their point offense series from Houston Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni. The set is designed for a stretch-four. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawGreat misdirection out of their point offense series from Houston Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni. The set is designed for a stretch-four. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawA unique way to combine two of Mike D'Antoni's most common sets. First is a staggered screen out of their Point series, which is curled. It leads into a Spain pick-and-roll, a unique set that D'Antoni loves to run. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawGreat alley-oop counter for the Rockets to get their big man a lob to the rim. False action before hand sets up the Mike D'Antoni action. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThe newest common NBA set this season has been the Spain pick-and-roll, where a shooter is stationed at the nail hole. That shooter sets a back screen for a big man that goes to set a high ball screen. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawGreat counter to the common NBA Thru action from Mike D'Antoni and the Houston Rockets. Gets a shot on the wing for a shooter while the defense anticipates a post clearout. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawHouston Rockets pin down DHO action. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawHouston Rockets stagger horns action that provides multiple looks. 2 reads defense and can attack rim, hit 5 rolling or 3 flaring. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThis is a very basic early offense option that Houston used against Dallas in the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs. The drag screen typically involves the point guard and one or both bigs, but here Josh Smith is the ballhandler and coming off of a screen from Dwight Howard to his strong left hand. The NBA 4 man is not used to defending the ballhandler in a P/R, and Howard rolls hard to the rim always looking for a lob, making this an extremely difficult cover for the defense. Shooters are spread in the corners to limit the ability of help defenders. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawHouston used this play in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks for a Josh Smith to Dwight Howard lob. This simple Turn 4 set gives Smith good positioning for a post up, and the flare option for Trevor Ariza is always available to keep the defense honest. A 4-5 pick and roll is a difficult enough play to defend, but moving the screen down to the block confuses the coverages even more than usual. In this play the defense commited to the pick and roll too soon, and Howard spun out of the pick for a lob pass. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawHouston used this play multiple times in the 1st round series against the Dallas Mavericks. Josh Smith and Dwight Howard posed massive problems defensively for the Mavericks with this play. Dwight Howard slipped or rolled hard for multiple lobs, sealed x4 when the defense switched, and even sealed on a switch and then spun out again for a lob. Add in Josh Smith's ability to finish with his running left hook in the lane, and this play caused fits for the defense. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawEven when the Rockets weren't punishing the Mavericks in round one with the Josh Smith-Dwight Howard pick and roll combination, they still found ways to take advantage of the defense and connect for lobs. This is a simple 1-4 high pick, with a throwback to Smith. He immediately goes into Side P/R action with James Harden, or DHO in this case. This is hard work for x4, Dirk, who shows hard on the DHO. Note the 1 and 3 switching spots on the weakside, which makes x1, JJ Barea, the low defender. As Harden hits Smith on the roll, x5 must pull over to stop the drive. JJ Barea is sitting on Howard's top leg like he is supposed to be, but that hardly matters. This is an easy Smith to Howard lob. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawHouston ran this play against the Clippers on 3-22-16 with 28 seconds left in the game. After the 2 circles under the basket and 1 clears to the near corner, the 5 sprints at the 3 as if he is setting a backscreen. This is fake action, though, as the 5 stops short and pivots into a downscreen for the 2 in the corner. The 3 is on his own to get open coming towards the ball, and in this case James Harden is able to break free from Russell Westbrook. He catches the ball with a head of steam and is immediately a threat to attack the basket. Meanwhile the 2 comes off of the downscreen, and Harden is able to throw a left hand hook pass to Jason Terry for the 3. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawEarly Offense from Mike D'Antoni and the Houston Rockets from preseason action versus the Shanghai Sharks See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThis set is designed for James Harden to attack out of the Pick & Roll going to his strong hand (left) and space the floor. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawA nice quick hitter, the Rockets version of the "Spurs Hammer" in my opinion, this set gets a quick 3 point look for a shooter on the weakside. See More
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