Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook pg. 1 Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook Table of Contents 1. Sets 4 1.1 4 Pop 4 1.2 12 Pop 4 1.3 21 - Chase 4 1.4 51 - Chase 4 1.5 Big Pushes - 51 Rub 5 1.6 51 - Chase Back 5 1.7 AI 3 Down 5 1.8 AI Elbow Rip DHO 5 1.9 AI Out 6 1.10 AI Rip 6 1.11 AI Step 6 1.12 Pistol Hammer 6 1.13 Hawk Double 7 All Contents Proprietary Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook pg. 2 Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook - Contents (cont.) 1.14 BOB - Hand Off 7 1.15 BOB - ISO 7 1.16 BOB - Triangle 7 1.17 BOB - Double 8 1.18 COB - Loop 8 1.19 Cross 5 8 1.20 Curl Step 8 1.21 Delay - Chicago 9 1.22 Delay - Hand Back 9 1.23 Double Rip 9 1.24 Elbow Quick 9 1.25 Empty Get 10 1.26 EOG SOB Backdoor 10 1.27 EOG Loop Exit 10 1.28 Euro Cross 10 1.29 Euro - Knicks 11 1.30 Fist Up 2 - Knicks 11 1.31 Horns Dive 11 1.32 Horns Flare Chase 11 1.33 Horns Flex 12 1.34 Horns - Hand Off/Option 12 1.35 Horns - STS 12 All Contents Proprietary Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook pg. 3 Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook - Contents (cont.) 1.36 Oklahoma 12 1.37 Pitch Knicks Back 13 1.38 Delay - Weave 13 1.39 Push Cross 13 1.40 Slice Punch 13 1.41 SOB - 3 14 1.42 SOB - Chicago 14 1.43 SOB - STS 14 1.44 SOB - Zipper - Get 14 1.45 Strong - Elbow 15 1.46 Wedge - Roll 15 1.47 Wedge Lift Get 15 1.48 Wedge - Punch 15 All Contents Proprietary Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook pg. 4 Denver Nuggets 4 Pop 4 Pop 4 Pop 4 Pop After Time Out After Time Out After Time Out After Time Out Frame 1 Frame 2 Frame 3 Frame 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 2 2 2 2 4 12 Pop Half Court Sets Frame 1 5 4 1 3 2 21 - Chase 21 - Chase Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 3 3 1 2 2 4 4 5 1 5 51 - Chase 51 - Chase Early Offense Early Offense Frame 1 Frame 2 4 4 5 5 1 2 2 1 3 3 All Contents Proprietary Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook pg. 5 Denver Nuggets Big Pushes - 51 Rub Half Court Sets Frame 1 3 4 2 1 5 51 - Chase Back 51 - Chase Back Early Offense Early Offense Frame 1 Frame 2 4 4 1 5 5 2 2 1 3 3 AI 3 Down AI 3 Down Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 3 4 3 4 5 2 2 5 1 1 AI Elbow Rip DHO AI Elbow Rip DHO Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 2 2 5 4 5 4 3 3 1 1 All Contents Proprietary Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook pg. 6 Denver Nuggets AI Out AI Out Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 3 3 2 4 5 2 4 5 1 1 AI Rip Half Court Sets Frame 1 3 4 5 2 1 AI Step AI Step Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 3 5 3 2 4 5 2 4 1 1 Pistol Hammer Pistol Hammer Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 3 1 1 2 cuts off 4 & 5. 2 slips or fakes ballscreen for 3. 1 passes to 3. 4 sets hammer screen for 1. 3 passes to 1. All Contents Proprietary Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook pg. 7 Denver Nuggets Hawk Double Half Court Sets Frame 1 3 5 4 2 1 1 dribbles up the wing. 3 sets a hawk screen for 2. BOB - Hand Off BOB - Hand Off Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 1 Frame 2 1 3 5 3 5 2 4 4 2 BOB - ISO BOB - ISO End of Game End of Game Frame 1 1 Frame 2 1 3 4 3 5 5 4 2 2 BOB - Triangle Baseline out of Bounds 1 Frame 1 5 3 4 2 All Contents Proprietary Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook pg. 8 Denver Nuggets BOB - Double Baseline out of Bounds Frame 1 1 2 4 5 3 COB - Loop COB - Loop COB - Loop Baseline out of Bounds Baseline out of Bounds Baseline out of Bounds Frame 1 Frame 2 Frame 3 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 1 5 3 2 1 1 Cross 5 Cross 5 Cross 5 Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 Frame 3 2 3 5 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 Curl Step Curl Step Ballscreen Ballscreen Frame 1 Frame 2 2 2 5 5 3 3 1 1 4 4 All Contents Proprietary Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook pg. 9 Denver Nuggets Delay - Chicago Delay - Chicago Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 3 2 3 2 4 4 1 5 5 1 Delay - Hand Back Delay - Hand Back Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 3 2 3 2 4 1 4 5 1 5 Double Rip Double Rip After Time Out After Time Out Frame 1 Frame 2 2 3 3 2 1 4 5 4 5 1 Elbow Quick Elbow Quick Elbow Quick Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 Frame 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 1 5 4 4 4 1 5 5 1 1 passes to 5 at the elbow. 1 sets down screen for 3 (LeBron If 3 is covered, 5 passes to 1 and James) to cut to the rim. sets a ballscreen. All Contents Proprietary Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook pg. 10 Denver Nuggets Empty Get Half Court Sets Frame 1 3 5 4 2 1 EOG SOB Backdoor EOG SOB Backdoor End of Game End of Game Frame 1 Frame 2 4 1 5 1 2 4 5 2 3 3 EOG Loop Exit EOG Loop Exit End of Game End of Game Frame 1 Frame 2 3 2 4 4 2 3 5 5 1 1 Euro Cross Euro Cross Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 3 3 2 5 2 5 1 4 4 1 All Contents Proprietary Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook pg. 11 Denver Nuggets Euro - Knicks Euro - Knicks Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 2 3 4 5 5 3 2 4 1 1 Fist Up 2 - Knicks Fist Up 2 - Knicks After Time Out After Time Out Frame 1 Frame 2 2 4 5 3 5 3 4 2 1 1 Horns Dive Horns Frame 1 2 3 5 4 1 Horns Flare Chase Horns Flare Chase Horns Horns Frame 1 Frame 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 1 5 5 1 All Contents Proprietary Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook pg. 12 Denver Nuggets Horns Flex Horns Flex Horns Horns Frame 1 Frame 2 2 3 2 3 1 5 4 5 4 1 1 passes to 4 and cuts through and sets 5 sets down screen for 1. flex screen for 3. 4 looks to pass to 1. Continuity Flex. 4 looks to pass to 3 on the initial cut. Horns - Hand Off/Option Horns - Hand Off/Option Horns - Hand Off/Option After Time Out After Time Out After Time Out Frame 1 Frame 2 Frame 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 4 5 4 4 5 1 5 1 1 Horns - STS Horns - STS Horns Horns Frame 1 Frame 2 3 2 3 5 2 5 4 1 4 1 Oklahoma Oklahoma Early Offense Early Offense Frame 1 Frame 2 2 3 1 2 3 5 4 5 1 4 All Contents Proprietary Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook pg. 13 Denver Nuggets Pitch Knicks Back Pitch Knicks Back Pitch Knicks Back Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 Frame 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 2 1 5 2 2 1 1 4 Delay - Weave Delay - Weave Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 3 3 2 4 2 4 1 5 5 1 Push Cross Push Cross Push Cross Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 Frame 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 5 5 4 3 1 5 4 1 1 Slice Punch Slice Punch Half Court Sets Half Court Sets Frame 1 Frame 2 5 3 5 3 2 4 1 1 4 2 All Contents Proprietary Denver Nuggets 2019 NBA Playoffs Playbook pg. 14 Denver Nuggets SOB - 3 SOB - 3 Sideline out of Bounds Sideline out of Bounds Frame 1 Frame 2 5 3 5 2 3 x4 1 4 4 1 x2 2 4 sets down screen for 2 who comes off Golden State likes to run this action vs looking for a shot. teams that ICE the ballscreen. 2 (Klay Thompson) likes to curl off this 4 steps up to ballscreen, but then slips to the rim.