Zone defense is a strategy in basketball where defenders guard areas of the court instead of following individual players. This approach helps teams protect the paint, slow down fast offenses, and ...
The NBA once banned zone defense because it was seen as a strategy that slowed down the game and made scoring more difficult. In the early years, the league wanted to promote fast-paced, one-on-one ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The shift from TNT to ESPN for Game 3 of the Cleveland-Indiana series might have been a bit of luck for the Cavaliers, who won convincingly, 126-104. Note: For occasional nationally ...
Before 2001, NBA defense as we know it today was impossible. In fact, it was illegal. The league’s illegal defense rule prohibited the ability to defend a space on the floor, in general. It was a ...
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Desperate times call for desperate measures? Indiana basketball relied on a zone defense they’ve rarely used for a prolonged period of time during the Mike Woodson era in a 71-67 ...