Triangle Offense - Lakers Thunder Game 5: 2nd Quarter 4:54 - 4:40

Game 5 - Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers, April 27, 2010

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1) Instead of a N.1 pass, Odom directly dribbles into the key position (called "Wing Dribble Entry") which signals to Kobe, who was in the key position, to go to the corner.
- Gasol comes in to fill the post along the line of deployment, forming the triangle
- Fisher goes to defensive balance.
- Artest goes to the weakside wing

2) N.2 pass to the post:
(In the clip, this pass is technically the first pass in the possession, but in the eyes of the offense the pass is considered the N.2 pass, the key pass of the offense from the key/wing position that determines the next sequence of options of the offense.)

The N.2 pass to the post is the N.2 pass with the highest priority. This N.2 pass keys a number of options:

A. Odom makes an over-the-top speed cut (called an "action zone speed cut"). He will continue his cut into the lane and then screen for Artest, who will become the third cutter.
B. Kobe speed cuts along the baseline as the second cutter
C. Artest cuts behind the defense to the "freeze spot" (the point on the court where Artest keeps his defender busy while waiting for a possible screen/rebound/pass). Artest will become the third cutter when Odom comes to screen for Ron
D. Fisher "fans away" to the "fan spot" (also known as the "garden spot," the spot up location opposite the ball on the weakside wing that is likely to be wide open if the defensive man attempts to double team the post). Fisher then returns to the strongside wing as the last option if the other cutters do not receive a pass from the post.

3) Gasol chooses to hit the third cutter, Artest. Ibaka is caught completely off guard by Odom stopping to screen for Artest, leaving Ibaka in no man's land and freeing up Ron for the easy lay up.

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