Press breakvs zone4 phasesRuns 7.5 s

Press Break vs 2-2-1

A 2-2-1 gives up the first pass and traps near the half-court line instead, so the break beats it with speed rather than with a reversal. Advance the ball up the sideline, hit the middle man at the hash before the second line closes, and finish four-on-three the other way.

Also called: vs 2-2-1, three quarter press break, sideline press break

Open in the app

Run it, tilt it, put a defense on it, change it. Free to start. No account, nothing to install.

Phase by phase

1Phase 1
They give you the first pass — take it and get the ball moving up the sideline.
- 1 passes to 3
- 1 cuts
- 4 cuts
2Phase 2
Dribble it up the side and read the second line; 4 runs the middle ahead of the ball.
- 3 dribbles
- 2 cuts
- 4 cuts
- 5 cuts to the top
3Phase 3
Hit the middle before the trap arrives — from there it is four attacking three.
- 3 passes to 4
- 5 cuts to the high post
- 2 cuts
- 3 cuts
4Phase 4
One more pass ahead and lay it in before the last defender can pick a man.
- 5 cuts to the rim
- 4 passes to 5
- 5 shoots