White player 1 starts with the ball and proceeds to pass the ball to the next player and so on. On reaching player 4 the players 3 and 4 go and try and score. Blue Players 1 & 2 can start once the 1st pass has gone, they then have to run to protect the basket and stop the players from scoring.
White players 3 & 4 then become defenders and blue 3 & 4 join the queue of attackers on the other side of the court
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