There are three main components to the Denver Nuggets’ “Horns Flex” play. The first two are right in the title. “Horns,” the term used to describe the formation that the Nuggets are in to begin the play, with a wing in each corner, a big on each wing, and a point guard at the top of the key. And “Flex,” the term used to describe the cross court cut from the corner to the opposite block. The third component is a screen-the-screener (STS) action that was discussed in the previous edition of this series.
Let’s take a close look at how this play unfolds and the many different details that make it an effective play with lots of reads and variations.