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Cavaliers assistant coach Phil Handy breaking down pick-and-roll defense.

(cleveland.com)

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Having any success in the NBA playoffs means trying to slow down an opponent's pick-and-roll offense in the half-court.

The Cavs are resting this week in preparation for the Eastern Conference finals, so this is a good time to break down some of the ways the team counters a pick-and-roll set.

Providing insight are Cavaliers assistant coach Phil Handy, with some help from Cavs staff members James Posey, Mike Gerrity, Vitaly Potapenko and Dan Geriot:

Video 1: The conventional way to defend the pick-and-roll against a shooter, like Golden State's Stephen Curry: