Basketball Plays

Celtics Chin Slice

By Brian Williams on May 13, 2018

Man to man plays from the Boston Celtics. The plays were contributed by Austin Anderson to the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library.

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Austin recently completed an internship with the Charlotte Hornets as a video scout intern where he assisted the video coordinators with opponent scouting and game planning.

Anderson was also responsible for opponent personnel edits, databasing free agents, and building a video playbook, along with player development workouts and team practices.

He also served as at Delta State as a Graduate Assistant and at UMPI as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator.

Here are the comments that Austin made about the play.

Boston Celtics – Princeton Set.

This offense is designed to get players moving and to keep the defense engaged.

There are opportunities for backdoor looks, catch/shoot looks, a post up, and ultimately a 1-5 high pick and roll allowing Boston’s guards to create.

4 pins 2 who receives pass from 1.

1 then cuts off 5’s back screen.

2 hits 4 and cuts to strong side corner.

4 swings ball to 5.

5 swings to 3

1 sets rip screen for 4,

1 cuts off 5’s pin down to catch at top of key.

Play finishes with a 1-5 high pick and roll with 4 replacing.

Play #2 Stack Ball Screen Flare

Boston Celtics quick hitting ATO action designed to get Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart or Jayson Tatum open on the wing for a shot or drive opportunity.

5 pins 2 into a high pick/roll with 1.

1 off 2. 5 flares 2.

The play was originally posted in the FastModel Sports Plays and Drills Library.

5 screens for 2, who sets ball screen for 1.

5 then turns and sets flare screen for two.

1 throws back to 2 for shot or drive.

76ers 25 Pop SLOB

By Brian Williams on May 13, 2018

Sideline inbound plays from the Philadelphia 76ers. The first play was contributed by Austin Anderson to the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library.

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Austin recently completed an internship with the Charlotte Hornets as a video scout intern where he assisted the video coordinators with opponent scouting and game planning. Anderson was also responsible for opponent personnel edits, databasing free agents, and building a video playbook, along with player development workouts and team practices.

He also served as at Delta State as a Graduate Assistant and at UMPI as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator.

Here are the comments that Austin made about the play.

Philadelphia 76ers SLOB Action. Philly loves running regular actions out of SLOB looks. A majority of its SLOB’s will start with a strong side back screen and a weak side pin to the top.

In this action from there, Simmons gets them into their “Ear Tug” Series which looks a lot like “Horns”. “Number-Number” tells you who is involved in the action. So for Ear Tug 25 Pop, the 2-5 are in action. Simmons comes off the 2 (Redick/Belinelli) and the 2 is flared by the 5 all the way out to the wing (Pop). Redick/Belinelli have the green light to shoot if they get open. Simmons then receives a RIP/Back screen from the 5 and clears. If the lob or dump down to Simmons is there, they will take it. Sequence ends with Embiid playing a 2-man game with Redick/Belinelli.

3 cuts off 5 to weak side corner.

2 pins 1 to top, who receives inbounds from 4.

2 comes off cross screen from 5 to catch pass from 1.

5 sets rip screen for 1 who clears to corner.

2 hits 5 at elbow and takes hand off playing 2-man game as 5 rolls.

Play #2 EOG Corner SLOB

The diagram was contributed by Matt Wheeler. You can see the original on this page.

Matt said this about the play:

The Philadelphia 76ers were down 2 with 1.7 seconds left in Game 3 of their playoff series with the Boston Celtics and needed to get a shot off in a catch and shoot situation. The Sixers were able to get a look for their first option in this play with Bellinelli (3) cutting to the corner to receive the pass from Ben Simmons (1) and send the game into overtime. With no timeouts left in the game, Philadelphia embedded secondary options into the play with Joel Embid (5) screening for J.J. Redick (2) at the rim. 5 seals his defender after the screen to get an opportunity at the basket. 2 cuts off the screen up top for the final option in the play.

3 cuts around 5 and off the screen from 4 toward corner.

1 passes to 3 for the shot.

Secondary options:

5 screens for 2 to open up lob at rim or jumper at top of key.

Boston Celtics – Cutback SLOB

By Brian Williams on April 30, 2018

This Boston Celtics sideline inbounds play was contributed by Timothy Hipps to the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library.

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Timothy Hipps is an assistant coach at Central High School in Capital Heights, MD. He is also the founder of Math-n-Basketball Academy, a youth basketball organization that also offers academic support to players.

Coach Hipps uses basketball statistics, scouting reports and game technology to integrate sports with mathematics and literacy in Maryland public schools. While coaching at amateur levels, he has sought to adapt NBA actions and offenses for youth and high school teams.

Hipps is adamant about offering professional preparation, collaboration, and effort at the recreational and interscholastic levels. While a head basketball coach at the interscholastic level, Hipps’ teams won 3 league championships in five seasons.

You can follow Timothy on Twitter @mathnbasketball.

This is what Coach Hipps said about the play:

A nice ATO SLOB set run by the Boston Celtics in Game 2 vs the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2018 NBA Playoffs.

Great for a team with post players who can pass out of the post.

Boston Celtics – Cutback SLOB

3 inbounds, 4 and 5 are stacked up on weak side block.

1 is on strong side block with 2 at nail.

2 sets down screen for 4 to catch at top of key.

Option for 4 to DHO with 2 (not shown).

Primary look is to 5 in short corner after receiving screen from 1.

4 sells down screen for 1, who fakes coming off for shot.

1 rejects screen and backdoor cuts to basket for layup.

Boston Celtics – Stagger BLOB

1 back screens for 2, who dives to basket

5 screens for 1

3 inbounds to 1

1 passes to 5

2 and 4 set stagger screen for 3

Boston Celtics 15 Point Entry Series

By Brian Williams on April 30, 2018

This series of similar plays run by the Boston Celtics was contributed by Doug Brotherton to the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library.

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Doug Brotherton is entering his 14th year of coaching basketball, and his 6th year at the helm of The Village School girls varsity basketball program. He has coached boys high school basketball, girls high school basketball, and started the Men’s Basketball program at Mid-Michigan Community College.

Coach Brotherton is also very involved at all levels of basketball. He is a NBA Regional Advanced Scout for the Chicago Bulls. He is the Director of Coaching Development for HoopGrind Basketball. Coach Brotherton was elected as the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Large Private School Board Member. This past year, Coach Brotherton helped develop the drill book and coaches packets for Jay Bilas Basketball Camps.

In 2018, Positive Coaches Alliance selected Coach Brotherton as one of the 50 Double-Goal Coach National Award Winners, for his positive impact on his athletes on the court and in life.

This is what Coach Brotherton said about the play:

In a pivotal Game 6 of the 2017 NBA Playoffs, the Celtics were struggling offensively. Brad Stevens is excellent at designing multiple set sequences, to help his team find a rhythm. In the 2nd quarter, the Celtics ran this sequence, scoring on two of the three possessions. The only possession that they did not score was an open 3, which rimmed out. It was a terrific sequence, which kept the defense off balance.

Boston Celtics – 15 Point Series

1 passes to 5

1 cuts off of 5, faking the DHO

4 & 2 cut in from the corners

3 pops to the slot

5 passes to 3

“Fake Stagger Rip”

1 fakes a down screen for 2

2 takes a down screen for 5

1 gets a baseline screen from 4

“Fake Stagger Snap”

1 fakes a down screen for 2

2 gets a baseline screen from 4

1 “snaps” off a down screen from 5

“Stagger Flip”

1 and 5 set a double stagger for 2

3 passes to 2

5 sets a ball screen for 2 (BLUE)

The second play on this post was contributed to The FastModel Plays and Drills Library by Kevin Bruinsma. Kevin is in his fourth season with the Youngstown State men’s basketball program & his second season as Assistant Coach after spending the previous two years as Director of Basketball Operations.

Prior to joing the Youngstown State staff, Bruinsma served as the Director of Basketball Technology at the University of Portland for the 2012-13 season.