Home Run

About 4 seconds left and the whole floor to go. Coach calls "Home Run". 4 has the ball out of bounds under our basket.

• 1Cut toward 4 as the short outlet.If nothing else is open, 4 still has somewhere to throw it. A turnover here ends the game.
• 2Sprint up the right side, all the way to the wing.Run as fast as you can. Your speed is what makes the long pass work.
• 3Screen 5's defender so 5 can come back to half court.Your screen is what gets 5 open. Set it hard and hold it.
• 4Watch 5 come off the screen, with 2 deep as your second look.You see the whole floor. Pick the open one, and do not rush a bad pass.
• 5Wait for the screen, then cut back to half court on the right.Use your long arms: give 4 a big target where they can reach you.

Then the defence shows one of 2 looks: Read: 5 is open at half court (67%), Read: they take away 5 (33%).

5 came off the screen and is open at half court on the right. Their defender is stuck on 3. 2 is on the right wing with their defender.

• 1Stay back as the safety.If the pass goes wrong, you are the one who stops a layup the other way.
• 2Get your feet set on the right wing, outside the arc.Be ready to shoot the second you catch it. There is no time for a dribble to set up.
• 3Roll to the basket on the left side for a rebound.You pull your defender away from 2 and you are there if the shot misses.
• 4Throw it to 5 at half court, high and hard.They are open and long. Put it high where only they can reach it.
• 5Catch high, turn and hit 2 on the wing.The clock starts on your catch. Turn fast and get it ahead.

Then the defence shows one of 2 looks: Read: 2 is open (50%), Read: their defender flies at them (50%).

2 catches on the right wing. Their defender went to help on 3 and is late getting back.

• 1Stay back as the safety.If the shot misses and they get it, you are the one back.
• 2Catch and shoot the three.Your defender is late. Feet set, eyes on the rim, shoot it.
• 3Crash the boards for the rebound.A tip-in might be our last chance if it misses.
• 4Step in and stay back.You are the last one back if they get the rebound.
• 5Follow your pass toward the basket.Be there for a long rebound.

Catch and shoot. Three for 2 before the buzzer.

2 catches on the right wing. Their defender is running at them hard to stop the three.

• 1Stay back as the safety.If it misses and they get it, you are the one back.
• 2Shot fake, let them fly by, then one hard dribble to the rim.They are running too fast to stop. Use it: one fake, one dribble, layup.
• 3Stay on the left side of the basket, ready for a rebound.Keep the lane open for 2 and be ready to tip it in.
• 4Step in and stay back.You are the last one back if they get the rebound.
• 5Follow your pass toward the basket.Be there for a long rebound.

Shot fake, one dribble, layup for 2 before the buzzer.

5's defender fought over the screen and is in front of them at half court. 2 has beaten their defender up the floor.

• 1Stay back as the safety.If the long pass is picked off, you are the one back.
• 2Keep running, look back and catch it on the move.You beat your defender. Catch it, one dribble, layup.
• 3Run to the basket for a rebound.If 2 misses the layup, be there.
• 4Throw the long pass to 2, out in front of them.Lead them toward the basket so they catch it running. The clock does not start until they touch it.
• 5Stay at half court and keep your defender busy.Hold them there so they can't run back to help on 2.

Home run. 2 catches it deep and scores the layup at the buzzer.