Press Break

Press Break

How to run 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
Press Break — frame 1 diagram
1 screens near the free-throw line; 3 cuts to the lane; 3 cuts to the left low post; 2 passes to X1; 5 cuts to the right perimeter
Press Break — frame 2 diagram
3 cuts to the left perimeter; 2 cuts to the right perimeter

Call this to quickly spread the floor and give your inbounder two outlets against a full-court press. Your five and three fill opposite perimeter lanes so the ball handler has a side he can attack immediately. It's a clean, no-confusion structure — when pressure comes, your wings are already wide and running.

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