The Surprising Defensive Stars Poised to Rewrite the 2025 NBA Playoff Storyline
One could assume this is because teams with bad individual defenders were also bad defensive teams in the regular season, but that wasn’t always the case. Six of the teams that fit this criterion were ranked in the top 10 in defensive efficiency, including the 2022-23 Cleveland Cavaliers, who ranked first in defensive efficiency, but lost in the first round as the No. 4 seed in the East.
Modern offenses are designed to target weaker defenders in a variety of ways. It can be as simple as the lead ball handler involving a weak defender in a ball screen, but it doesn’t always have to be on the ball. Look at the very first play from Dallas and Sacramento’s play-in game.
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