Signature move · One family, many masters

The step-back

A drive threat converted into instant shooting separation with one controlled retreat.

Move family

2 players

A drive threat converted into instant shooting separation with one controlled retreat.

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How it works

1 · The setup

Attack downhill until the defender turns the hips or shifts enough weight toward the rim to make a retreat difficult.

Gather under control, create backward or lateral separation and land in a shooting base that keeps the release repeatable.

A defender who lunges at the jumper reopens the driving lane; early help exposes the roller or weak-side corner.

Different solutions to the same problem

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Variation 01

1 indexed example

The modern blueprint

Harden fused a left-handed drive, gather timing and high-volume three-point shooting into the move that defined his MVP offense.

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Variation 02

Film study

The deceleration master

Dončić uses strength and changing pace to put defenders on his hip before stepping into an unhurried, high-arcing three.

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Family-defining example · James Harden

2017-18 Regular Season · Feb 28, 2018

Harden crossed left, stopped as Johnson fell, paused to inspect the space and then made the three.