Set Plays

Cut/Fake/Shot

How to run Cut/Fake/Shot — a set play you can teach frame by frame and take to your next practice.

Online Basketball Playbook · Published May 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Cut/Fake/Shot — frame 1 diagram
1 cuts to the left perimeter
Cut/Fake/Shot — frame 2 diagram
Starting alignment (1 offense)
Cut/Fake/Shot — frame 3 diagram
Starting alignment (1 offense)
Cut/Fake/Shot — frame 4 diagram
1 dribbles to the left wing; 1 passes to the top
Cut/Fake/Shot — frame 5 diagram
1 cuts to the left low post; X1 passes to 1; X1 cuts to the left low post
Cut/Fake/Shot — frame 6 diagram
1 cuts to the left low post; X1 passes to X2; X1 cuts to the left low post; X2 cuts to the basket
Cut/Fake/Shot — frame 7 diagram
1 cuts to the left wing; X1 passes to X2; X1 cuts to the left wing; X2 cuts to the lane
Cut/Fake/Shot — frame 8 diagram
Frame 8
Cut/Fake/Shot — frame 9 diagram
4 cuts to the left low post; 4 passes to the left wing

Use Cut/Fake/Shot to keep the defense honest when they start gambling on cuts. You are initiating with a pass to 1 that triggers the sequence, so stay disciplined with your fake — sell the shot first, then cut hard off the reaction you create.

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