Every possession counts in the Playoffs, when players and teams leave it all on the line in their quest for a ring. Using LamisilAT's "Fast on Their Feet" play diagrams, take a closer look at how some of the NBA's top teams run their offenses when stakes are highest. Read the play description below, watch a Flash animation of the play, then check out video of how the action unfolds on the floor.
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Pistons' Pick 'n' Pop: Animated Play Diagram |
| Pistons' Pick 'n' Pop: Video Example |
Chauncey Billups and Mehmet Okur work together to get an open look against the Knicks.In this play, Billups, a scoring point guard, has the ball and is looking to make something happen. As Billups drives outside, big man Mehmet Okur (13) flashes high and sets a screen for Billups. (Note: Look for Rasheed Wallace to occupy Okur's set a good deal of the time).
As the screen is set, Richard Hamilton spots up in the corner, anticipating a shot. Now in attack mode, Billups drives hard off the screen and has several options:
He can turn the corner, draw the defense and kick it to Hamilton on the wing
He can pass to Okur, who is rolling to the basket after setting the high screen
Or he can opt to shoot a 3-pointer
In this case, after Okur sets the screen, the defense slacks off of Billups and stays at home on Okur, giving him space to take the shot.
The Pistons' second-leading scorer opts for the open 3-pointer and makes the defense pay for not guarding him more tightly.
