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):

Mikal Bridges AGAIN with the game-sealing defensive stop to win the Knicks game 2

The Lakers dunk fest line against the Warriors (or a closer study of the Warriors interior defense, or the lack of it)

Teams with a 500 record against 500 teams Jazz 9-4 Sixers 7-6 Celtics 6-2 Suns 6-4 Mavs 6-4 Blazers 5-4 Bucks 4-3

Shai ''Obviously Dub didn't have the best series same thing happened last year but the reason we're advancing is because he got better mentally and physically''