This looks something like what the Celtics were trying to do at times. The pass would go in to Rondo (R) near the left elbow. He looked too hurt to go 1 on 1, and had either Pierce (34) or Allen (20) coming off the Garnett (G) screen.
Orlando seemed to be able to clog up the middle keeping the Pierce drive option a poor one, and they pressured Rondo who normally would just try to blow by the outmanned defender.
If Rondo were healthy, then this type of iso (isolation) approach with cutters away from the ball would make more sense. Defensively, if you sag too much AND Rondo can make the pass, then you open up either Pierce or Allen for three point shots. For example, if the ball goes to Pierce near the top of the key, and Allen sees his man (e.g. Redick) try to anticipate the low cut, Allen cuts back out, Pierce identifies this and swings the ball back to Allen.
Obviously, the difference in pro sports is the frequently high efficiency rate of scorers to make open shots.
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