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The Fifth Pass - Option 3

How to run The Fifth Pass - Option 3 — 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
The Fifth Pass - Option 3 — frame 1 diagram
4 screens near the left low post; 3 cuts to the left low post; 1 cuts to the free-throw line; 5 screens near the right wing; 5 passes to X5; 5 passes to 4; X5 cuts to the right low post

This option uses a wing screen to get your five open on the move, then quickly kicks to four while the screener's man is caught recovering. Your X5 cuts to the right low post off the action, giving you a post entry as the defense tries to sort out assignments. Use it when the defense cheats the screen and leaves the low block unguarded.

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