6 GENIUS NBA Plays Explained

Look at this beautiful play call by the Pacers. Mcdermott goes down low to set a pick for Justin Holiday. And Holiday starts sprinting outside. As the defender bites on it, Holiday comes back so that he is the actual screen man for Mcdermott who goes in the opposite corner. The open look is secured by another screen right here, and this three pointer goes in.
That was a great design by Indiana and I have 5 more to show you. What up everybody my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it.
The Lakers ran Avory Bradley from the corner, past this first screen, and the second one, so that when he gets the ball on the handoff, Bradley has the angle on his defender, and it’s now a 3 on 2 situation. Siakam has to get up on him, but then the second defender has to make a decision. Drop down with Howard or not leave Anthony Davis open for the 3. He chooses the latter, which opens up the lob and the strong finish on this alley oop.
And speaking of lobs, here is another beautiful design by the Suns. Kelly Oubre starts in the corner. Gets a screen and goes full speed to set a pick himself. Only thing is, he actually slips is. And now Oubre is a full step in front of Kyrie, curls around Kaminski and goes air born to put an exclamation mark to this great play.
Check out what it means to have Nikola Jokic on your team. He brings the ball up, and goes toward the right wing ready to hand it off to Gary Harris. And look at the poetry in motion here.
No pass, Harris keeps moving, curls to the basket and an absolutely phenomenal pass by Jokic with some spin on it for a great finish.
The sixers pulled a fast one on the Hornets. Watch this.
As Mike Scott goes to set a pick for Furkan Korkmaz, you can see Bridges is already looking behind as everything points to a double screen for Korkmaz to come out and take the shot.
And with everyone expecting exactly that, it was quite easy for the Turkish international to just cut to the basket and get a layup on this possession.
And finally here is a nice option play from the Milwaukee Bucks. Lopez hands it off to George Hill and goes down low where Matthews is going to screen for him. And you see the nice inside position that Lopez has here. And as you can notice, if there is a switch, or a double team, which in this case the thunder defense kind of does none of those things, but if it was to happen, Matthews sprints to the 3 point line, has a screen from Ilyasova, the pass can go here, and an open look from three. But in this case, the 2 points inside worked out just fine for them.
And there you have it. Just a disclaimer guys, I’m not a coach or anything like that, I just show you what I see on the court. A lot of these sets probably have proper names and might be easily recognizable, but at the end of the day I’m doing these videos for people who might notice a bit less than I do. That’s how I show stuff to you guys, and that’s how I train myself to see things better. Anyway let me know if I should show the whole play after the breakdown. I feel like it’s good to see it not being chopped up and just to flow all in 1 motion, but if it’s repetitive let me know by replying to my pinned comment on this video. This is a test version, so it’s a bit short. I’ll experiment more if you like this style.
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[HeatCheck]

*These are plays from yesterday. Again, just testing things out. Would you watch breakdowns like this one if it’s 3+ days in the week? And should I keep the full replay at the end of each breakdown?*

[jsb]

I like this format. A quick, well explained breakdown with the replay directly afterwards so you can see it at full speed and pick out the details for yourself. Short and to the point, gets the job done. You should definitely keep doing these.

[leonardo]

This is one of the best videos i've seen, I would watch 50 more plays, great job, format is perfect as well

[fhantasm]

"Let's get into it"
>Gets into it immediately
Which is why you're the best in the business and we love you.

[fan]

What up everybody my name is Stefen and this is heat check
Let’s get right into it

[RecrutaZeroW]

I think this format is good. Show the whole video afterwards and it is nice to see how fast are the things that you are showing us.
Keep up the good work!

[bochatube]

Absolutely YES.
Please PLEASE do 2 of this videos a week. I just loved the format, the clean replay afterwards, everything.
You teach us a lot, seriously.
Keep it up.

[Gamer-jvuv]

1:28 this pass needs to be talked about more. Absolutely incredible accuracy from rubio

[gromhellscream]

Great video as always, the last I was this early Udonis Haslem was ballin.

[LeonnStrife]

I don’t mind the full video after you break it down. It’s actually kinda nice cuz I’m definitely no basketball analytics expert so I love seeing your breakdowns followed by a live real time replay of it.

[asenciolosangeles]

You the goat bro! Thanks for the content

[michael-ilby]

I think the video structure was spot on. Enough to understand, but not overdone. And no ones laughing at you, dood. I, for one, really appreciate these breakdowns. Ive been a b-ball fan for 30 years, but I’ve never picked out a play watching real time(except for maybe a Kerr inbound play... he’s real good at those). Thanks for all you do...

[lancemurdoc]

Great Video. You B-Ball Videos are by far the best. No hate, no hype, no nonsense just pure analysis. I love what you doing.

[DirtyLarryy]

I love this channel. Real basketball breakdowns showing how the plays really unfold. It’s super easy to just watch for entertainment sometimes and not really appreciate the brains behind the game

[vaporgodid]

Idk why, but ur voice is satisfying to hear, and match the video really well, keep it up heat check, love from indonesia ♥️

[richaustria]

The only problem with this video is that it's not 1 hour long with 100+ plays explained like this. Good job!

[KevinORourke]

You are my go to person for break down and analysis. You don't bow your head to nobody. There are "pros' who don't do it as well as you do. You do it without ego, you do it succinctly and you do it with no wasted motion. Hat's off to you Stephan.
Kevin O'Rourke

[davidle]

Love the breakdown! Honestly your style and way you present the plays makes it simple enough for casual fans to understand. Would love to 6 genius defensive plays next!

[bornindissonance]

This is the best video I've seen on your channel. Please keep making these. They're very beneficial to people who want to learn more about basketball and play options. Keep up the excellent work!

[jotijot]

Everything you do is great, just keep making videos