Set Plays

Horns Flare

How to run Horns Flare — 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
Horns Flare — frame 1 diagram
4 cuts to the top; 5 cuts to the top; 1 cuts to the right wing
Horns Flare — frame 2 diagram
4 screens near the free-throw line; 5 cuts to the left perimeter; 1 cuts to the left wing

Run Horns Flare when your best shooter trails the play and the defense over-helps on 4 at the elbow. The flare screen from 4 sends your shooter away from the ball — catch it in rhythm off the screen and let it fly before the closeout arrives.

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