Press Break

Half Court 3/4 Court Zone Press Break

How to run Half Court 3/4 Court Zone Press Break — a press breaker you can teach frame by frame and take to your next practice.

Online Basketball Playbook · Published May 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Half Court 3/4 Court Zone Press Break — frame 1 diagram
2 passes to 1; 1 dribbles to the right perimeter; 2 cuts to the left perimeter; 4 cuts to the top; 3 cuts to the right perimeter
Half Court 3/4 Court Zone Press Break — frame 2 diagram
1 passes to 2; 2 passes to 3; 2 dribbles to the left perimeter; X3 passes to X2; X4 passes to 5
Half Court 3/4 Court Zone Press Break — frame 3 diagram
1 dribbles to the right perimeter

Use this press break to attack a zone press before it can fully set. You push your guards to opposite perimeters to stretch the zone while your post gets the ball in the middle — that combination of width and depth stresses every seam at once. When the defense has to cover both perimeter threats and the interior, someone is always open.

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