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TACTIC 12 · 3v3 / 4v4 / 5v5

Horns

什么是牛角？What is a Horns?

两名高位队员形成牛角，持球人选择一侧发动挡拆或传入肘区。Two elbow players form the horns and the handler chooses a side for a screen or elbow entry.

Also calledhorns set · A set · elbow set

Terms used hereElbow

难度Difficulty
3/5
适用人数Formats
3v3 · 4v4 · 5v5

连续分步动画Continuous step animation

先看整体，再逐步拆解See the whole action, then inspect each step

1/4 持球人居中，高位形成牛角Handler centers between the horns

静态战术图Static play diagram

牛角战术图：四步跑位一图看完Horns diagram: all four steps on one board

Horns basketball play diagram: four steps of the 4v4 action, offense numbered 1 to 4, defenders marked ×.
按 4v4 站位绘制，与上方动画的默认人数一致。长按或右键即可保存，带到球场上讲。Drawn at 4v4, the same format the animation above opens on. Save it and bring it to the court.

跑法总览Action overview

先看牛角如何完整运转See how the Horns flows end to end

两名队员在左右肘区站成牛角，射手拉开在底角；持球人居中运球选择一侧，被选侧肘区队员上提做掩护，另一侧立即清空。随后按标准挡拆阅读：攻框、顺下或分球。Two players set up at the elbows with shooters spaced below. The handler dribbles at one elbow, that player steps up to screen, and the opposite side clears out immediately. From there it becomes a standard ball-screen read: attack, hit the roller, or kick.

战术意图Tactical intent

牛角要解决什么问题？What problem does the Horns solve?

从对称站位攻击左右两侧，让防守无法提前判断方向。Attack either side from a balanced shape, so the defense cannot lean early.

四步跑法Four-step walkthrough

怎么跑牛角？How do you run the Horns?

  1. 1

    持球人居中，高位形成牛角Handler centers between the horns

  2. 2

    持球人选择一侧Choose a side

  3. 3

    被选侧掩护，另一侧清空Chosen elbow screens; other side clears

  4. 4

    执行挡拆并读取三种出口Run the screen and read three outlets

教练口令Coaching cues

跑牛角时队友只需要记住什么？What should players remember in the Horns?

  • 两个高位先不要抢跑Elbows wait, no early break
  • 没被选择的一侧立即清空Unchosen side clears immediately
  • 选择后按标准挡拆阅读Read it like a normal pick-and-roll

执行细节Execution details

牛角最容易跑错在哪里？Where does the Horns usually break down?

  • 两个高位提前移动，持球人还未选择进攻侧The elbows move before the handler chooses a side
  • 未被选择的高位没有外弹，挤压顺下空间The opposite elbow fails to pop and crowds the roll

训练方法Practice method

训练中怎么练熟牛角？How should a team practice the Horns?

5v5 Horns 三出口练习：持球攻框、顺下、底角分球。5v5 Horns three-read drill: handler finish, roll, or corner kick.

人数变形Format variations

牛角在 3v3、4v4、5v5 怎么调整？How does the Horns change in 3v3, 4v4 and 5v5?

3v3
Elbow PnRElbow PnR
4v4
Horns LiteHorns Lite
5v5
Classic HornsClassic Horns

4v4 备战变化4v4 variations for game prep

  • Horns Lite

    只留一名底角射手的牛角；选边挡拆后弱侧完全清空。Horns with a single corner shooter, so once the side is chosen the weak side is fully empty.

  • Horns Twist

    第一侧挡拆被防住后，另一肘区立即上提做第二次挡拆。If the first screen is contained, the opposite elbow immediately steps up for a second screen.

  • Horns Flare

    一侧肘区给持球人挡拆的同时，另一肘区为底角射手做 Flare 掩护。As one elbow screens the ball, the other flares the corner shooter.

阵型，不是一套战术An alignment, not one play

Horns 到底是什么？What is the Horns set?

Horns 首先是一种起始站位：两名球员站在左右肘区，像两只角；两名球员把底角拉开；持球人在弧顶。这个形状本身不会自动产生机会，它只是同时把两侧挡拆、肘区传球和高低位路线摆在持球人面前。Horns begins as an alignment: two players at the elbows form the horns, two teammates space the corners, and the handler starts at the top. The shape does not create a shot by itself. It simply presents a ball screen on either side, an elbow entry and a high-low lane at the same time.

所以不同球队喊 Horns，后面跑的动作可能完全不同。有人用一侧挡拆，有人先传肘区，有人让两名内线交叉，也有人从这个站位进入 Spain 挡拆。看懂 Horns，要先认出阵型，再看第一名移动的人。That is why two teams can call Horns and run completely different actions. One uses a side ball screen, another enters to an elbow, another crosses the two bigs, and another flows into Spain pick and roll. Recognize the alignment first, then watch which player moves first.

Offensive teammateDefenderFocus of this diagram

第一步阅读The first read

持球人为什么要站在两只角中间？Why does the handler begin between the two elbows?

站在中间，防守无法提前把球赶向固定一侧。持球人可以观察哪名肘区防守者站得更高、哪一侧底角协防更深，再选择掩护方向。第一名肘区球员上来掩护时，另一名通常要外弹、下沉或切入，不能继续占着同一条顺下路线。Starting in the middle prevents the defense from forcing the ball to a predetermined side. The handler can see which elbow defender is higher and which corner helper is deeper before choosing a screen. When one elbow steps up, the other must pop, sink or cut rather than occupy the same rolling lane.

如果对手把两侧都堵住，肘区传球就是出口。球传到肘区后，持球人可以手递手、反跑或接回球；弱侧内线则可以封住低位做高低位。Horns 的价值不是选项多，而是每个选项都从同一张开局图开始。If both sides are closed, the elbow entry is the release. After the pass, the guard can take a handoff, backcut or receive the ball again, while the weak-side big seals for high-low. Horns is useful not because it has endless options, but because all of them begin from the same recognizable picture.

Offensive teammateDefenderFocus of this diagram

人员适配Personnel fit

什么样的球队适合从 Horns 发起？What kind of team can run Horns well?

至少一名肘区球员要会做决定。只会站着掩护而不会传球、顺下或外弹，防守就能把注意力全放在持球人身上。两名肘区球员都能传或投时，Horns 最难守，因为任何一侧都不能被放空。At least one elbow player has to make a decision. If both can only stand and screen, the defense can load everything toward the handler. Horns becomes hardest to guard when both elbows can pass or shoot, because neither side can be ignored.

底角投篮也决定阵型能不能拉开。底角没有威胁，防守会提前缩进禁区，挡拆和高低位同时失去空间。青少年球队不一定需要三分射程，但底角球员至少要会反跑和沿底线移动，不能站着把协防带到篮下。Corner threat determines whether the alignment stays open. If defenders can abandon both corners, the paint fills and the ball screen and high-low disappear together. Younger teams do not need full three-point range, but their corner players must be able to backcut and move along the baseline instead of carrying help into the lane.

常见入口Common entries

Horns 开局后最常接哪些动作？Which actions most often begin from Horns?

它们共享同一个站位，但第一步解决的问题不同。They share one alignment, but the first action attacks a different problem.

单侧挡拆Single-side ball screen
一名肘区球员上来掩护，另一名清空中路。最直接，也最适合让持球人先读防守。One elbow screens while the opposite elbow clears the middle. It is the cleanest way to let the handler make the first read.
肘区手递手Elbow handoff
球先传到肘区，控卫或底角球员绕上来接手递手，利用内线的传球和掩护能力。Enter the ball to an elbow and bring the guard or corner player around for a handoff, using the big as both passer and screener.
高低位High-low
一名肘区球员接球，另一名转身封住篮下。面对前绕或错位时，比继续运球更直接。One elbow catches while the other seals inside. Against a front or mismatch, the direct post feed is better than another dribble.
Horns SpainHorns Spain
一名肘区球员做持球掩护，第三人再背掩护顺下人的防守者，把普通挡拆变成三人配合。One elbow sets the ball screen and a third player back-screens the roller's defender, turning a two-player pick and roll into a three-player action.

防守怎么守How it is guarded

怎么防守牛角？How do you defend the Horns?

每一种守法都要放弃一点东西，问题只是放弃哪一点。下面是常见的几种，以及它们各自留下的口子。Every coverage gives something up; the only question is what. These are the common ones and the opening each of them leaves.

沉退守双高位Drop both elbowsDROP

两名肘区防守者都退到掩护后方，把持球人往中间挤，篮下始终留人。Both elbow defenders sit below the screens and funnel the handler into the middle, keeping the rim protected at all times.

进攻怎么打：What beats it: 牛角是对称的，两边都能发动。退守就直接投掩护后的第一步中距离，或者选没有球的那一侧再做一次掩护，让退守的人重新跑一遍。Horns is symmetrical, so either side works. Take the pull-up right off the screen, or re-screen on the other side and make the dropping defender run the whole distance again.

拒绝一侧Force one side

防守提前选好一侧，用身体逼持球人只能往那边走，把对称站位变成单侧。The defence picks a side in advance and forces the handler to use only that screen, turning a symmetrical set into a one-way one.

进攻怎么打：What beats it: 被逼向哪边，就让哪边的掩护人下顺、另一边的掩护人外弹。防守既然已经站定了一侧，另一侧的补防就一定是慢的。也可以直接把球转移到对面肘区，两名内线一高一低对传，逼一侧的防守从头再来。Whichever way you are forced, let that screener roll and the other one pop. A defence that has already committed to one side is late arriving on the other by definition. Reversing to the opposite elbow for a high-low between the two bigs makes a one-sided defence start over.

换防两个肘区Switch the elbowsSWITCH

两名肘区球员之间的所有掩护和交叉一律换防。Every screen and exchange between the two elbow players is switched.

进攻怎么打：What beats it: 换防之后两名内线的对位就交换了。让能投的那个外弹，让能打的那个直接要位——牛角的价值就在于同时具备这两个威胁。After a switch the two bigs have traded matchups. Pop the one who can shoot and post the one who can score inside: carrying both threats at once is what the set is for.

容易混淆的动作Often confused with

牛角和哪些动作容易混？What is the Horns often confused with?

下面这些动作和它长得像，但解决的问题不同。每一条只说那个决定性的区别。These look like it and solve a different problem. Each entry names the one difference that decides which is which.

牛角 vs 1-4 High 站位Horns vs 1-4 high alignment

两个是近亲，不是同一个。都把两名球员放在肘区，区别在另外两个人：1-4 High 让他们站在罚球线延长线上的两个侧翼，牛角把他们放到两个底角。所以 1-4 High 更适合从高位往篮下切，牛角更适合两侧同时挂着挡拆。They are cousins, not the same set. Both put two players at the elbows; what differs is the other two. 1-4 high keeps them on the wings at the free-throw line extended, while horns drops them into the corners. That is why 1-4 high suits cutting down from the top and horns suits carrying a ball screen on either side.

牛角 vs 西班牙挡拆Horns vs Spain Pick & Roll

西班牙挡拆经常从牛角站位发起，但它是一个动作，牛角是一个阵型。牛角决定五个人从哪里开始，西班牙挡拆决定挡拆发生时第三个人做什么。Spain pick and roll is often launched out of horns, but it is an action and horns is an alignment. Horns decides where five players start; Spain decides what the third player does while the ball screen is happening.

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