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This is a sideline out of bounds play that the Phoenix Suns ran on Christmas Day 2008 to get a layup and take the lead near the end of the game.  Unfortunately for them, the Spurs had enough time left on the clock for Roger Mason to hit a three to win the game for San Antonio.  The Suns ran this for a basket late in a game earlier in the season, but had the 3 and 5 players from my diagram spaced beyond the three point arc opposite the side where the ball was being inbounded from.  In the version I have animated, they had Shaq (#5 in my diagram) backscreen for Jason Richardson (#3 in my diagram) which forced the defense to respect the lob. If you have a #5 who can shoot, they should be able to step out for a shot after the back screen if the defender guarding him hedges that screen and the back screen for the inbounder is not open either.

Links to Other Sideline Inbounds Plays

Denver--last second sideline out of bounds play to win or tie a game.

Demon-- run at the end of a game when the ball is to be inbounded from the ten second line.

Line--play to inbound the ball against pressure defense.

Florida--This is not animated, but is diagramed.

Double Back Screen--Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the video.

Pairs--a video of a sideline inbounds play that Morgan Wootten runs.

Rocket--an inbounds play with a handoff once the ball is inbounded and then two options.

 

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Phoenix is a part of our inbounds basketball plays to run against man to man defense.