This is a form of isolation play, and has elements of blocking and protection.

In one game last spring, Barkley called for an isolation play against his old friend: "Get me the ball and let me torture him."

Kidd had the ball on an isolation play, dribbling at the top of the arc until there were just 6.4 seconds left.

In Brown's world, "fundamental" equates not to movement and spontaneity but to isolation plays and set offense.

"You double-team him, you're leaving me out on the perimeter" on an isolation play.

The first option was an isolation play.

Then, Buenafe buried a 3-point shot on an isolation play to increase the lead to 5, 64-59.

This was the isolation play Malone called for himself.

The Panthers called timeout with 17 seconds left and set an isolation play for Charles Smith.

Plays such as the isolation play, the post up, and the triangle offense can be called.