Some late night Xs & Os yesterday with Cal vs. USC in Big Ten action.

Double Screen to DHO Flip to Pin Down for Blacksher to get an open 3. The shot's not there, so he backs out and calls for the perfectly executed ghost screen to get some space for the jumper.

The first play out of the gate for Michigan State yesterday trying to get Jaxon Kohler an early post-touch using the dive off the Iverson cut, and then a cross-screen.

They then flow into a middle-third flex action which gets Zapala an easy slip to the basket.

Jakob Poeltl getting 35/12 on the defending champions is not something I had on my NBA bingo card. Nevertheless, here's one of my favorite sets from the Raptors last night:

Flare the ghost screen, Dick reads White going over the screen and curls outside the lane while Poeltl rolls down the middle.

Bill Self ran this play once early in the first half and again late in the game with under 2 minutes. Simple action out of a diamond set to get a dominant post an easy look under the basket.

Clear the backside by sending the opposite forward to either ball screen or flash to the high post.

I knew JJ Reddick was going to provide some sweet Xs and Os after listening to the Mind the Game podcast this summer.

Here's a great quick hitter for Knecht to get off a shot out of a horns set. The extra to Hachimura would've been WIDE open too.

Love this action from Cleveland the other night -- having 5 shooters on the floor in this small ball lineup, they use the horns set and fake the rip screen to get Merrill open on the hand off.

When the backside defender tags the roller, Merrill has the court vision to find Mitchell in the corner.