Explain One Play: Golden State Valkyries near upset over champion Liberty | Basketball Basics #3

so so close to the upset of the year

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Analysis of the Golden State Valkyries strategic plays in their near upset against the WNBA champions, the New York Liberty on 2025.05.29.GSW-NYL, focusing on the play "HORNS 5" and the defenders' decisions to go over the screen or under the screen.

Starring Julie Vanloo, Carla Leite, Temi Fagbenle, Veronica Burton, Monique Billings, Janelle Salaun, Kayla Thornton.

With Sarah Ashlee Barker, Dearica Hamby, Marine Johannes, Breanna Stewart, Natalie Cloud, Leonie Fiebich.

This is Part 3 of a beginner-friendly guide to basketball concepts.

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The whole series can be found at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzBu5gvT7emrIvgbQtcI9m3bEgwpIVJDw

Part 3 terms defined include:

• 00:33 Go Over the screen, Go Under the screen, High side, Low side

• 02:19 HORNS formation

• 02:33 Dive or Roll

• 03:23 HORNS 5

• 04:14 Dribble handoff, DHO

• 05:07 Pindown screen, Down screen

• 05:15 Using the screen, Coming off the screen

• 06:37 Jamming the cut, Bumping the cut, Denying the cut

• 07:35 Slip a screen, Roll vs Pop

Part 2 terms defined include:

• 00:38 Recover

• 00:46 Bigs and Smalls

• 00:54 Mismatch

• 01:53 Rotating on defense

• 02:42 Slipping the screen, ghosting the screen

• 03:03 Double team, trap, blitz

• 04:02 Rejecting the screen

• 04:26 Helping at the nail

• 06:21 Slide cut, Passing angle

Part 1 terms include:

• 00:34 Dribbling and shooting, big vs small

• 02:00 Screens

• 02:10 Off ball

• 02:32 Cut, Flare Cut, Flare Screen

• 03:39 Ball Fake

• 03:53 Geography of the Court

• 03:57 Baseline, sideline, up, down, top

• 04:10 Corners, elbows, HORNS

• 05:29 Pick and roll, screen and roll

• 05:49 Dribble handoff

• 06:17 Rebounding, boxing out

• 06:18 Roll

• 07:18 Backdoor cut

• 07:46 ICE defense

• 07:51 take / accept / use the screen