Hoffman The Sixers are up to third in defensive rating. They've been the best defense in the league recently because they've turned the switching up (video example):

Thinking Basketball With Wemby on the court the Spurs are holding teams to 17 points below their regular-season efficiency which is better than the '04 Pistons the statistically greatest defense of the last 50 years

Thinking Basketball Wemby is holding teams to 17 POINTS BELOW their regular season efficiency which is better than the 04 Pistons the greatest defense of the last 50 years

JB Bickerstaff on Tobias Harris efficiency postgame - There's so many guys that think dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble is a game

Spurs off-ball defense on Shai in the fourth quarter of Game 2

Tobias Harris hits a jumper and then continues great defense forcing a turnover on Paolo Banchero Jalen Duren with a powerful dunk and Cade Cunningham hits a 3 with replays Magic timeout

Thinking Basketball I do think that the competition the Knicks have played has been subpar you could argue Atlanta was the best team they've played against the Cavs 3 or 4 possessions in a row the Knicks just get runout layups That's just an abomination of transition defense