Set Plays

Zipper

How to run Zipper — 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
Zipper — frame 1 diagram
4 screens near the right low post; 2 cuts to the right perimeter; C passes to 4

Call Zipper to get your scorer a clean catch on the move using a low-post screen to free them from the block to the perimeter. Your four sets the screen, the cutter zips up to receive the pass, and the defense is forced to fight through or concede an open look. It is a reliable trigger for your best ball-handler or shooter when the defense is denying early in possessions.

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