Basketball Plays

Flex action run out of a Horns setup, one of the oldest and best-known actions from Horns.

A variation of Horns high-low that adds a get, or handoff, at the elbow. Run from the Horns alignment.

A stagger screen out of the Horns alignment paired with a Blast, the term for a backdoor cut.

After the ball screen, the first screener gets a flare for a catch-and-shoot 3 while the second screener rolls to the rim.

A Horns variation that gets the wings involved and uses zoom motion to create scoring chances.

The ball handler uses both Horns screens in sequence, attacking one way, then changing direction off the second screen.

A spread pick and roll from Horns with a backdoor cut option. Corner wings stay ready for kick-out 3s if their defenders help.

An off-ball screen into a handoff to start the offense, run from the Horns alignment.

The ball handler uses one ball screen, then a quick second screen from the other side. Two screens in a row are hard to defend.

A Horns ball screen where one big rolls and the other pops, giving the ball handler a three-man read.

A high-low pass out of Horns. Works when one big can pass from the high post and another can seal inside.

The Boston Celtics trigger Zoom action from a Horns setup, one of several ways to start it.

Pass to an elbow big and follow for a handoff while the opposite big cuts hard to the rim to draw help or slip behind.

The point guard passes to an elbow big, then screens for the other big or the corner player in a quick two-man split.

The base Horns alignment: point guard up top, two bigs at the elbows and two players spaced in the corners.

A Horns quick hitter that uses an elevator screen, with a fan counter, to get a shooter an open 3.