Anthony Davis We've given ourselves a challenge. We call it the Avery challenge. Ever since Avery went out our defense has taken a hit a little bit and the last few games we've been the number 1 team in defensive rating."

Kevin O'Connor Kyrie Irving leads the NBA in steals but his defensive impact and commitment on that end show up most on film.

The lead goes back-and-forth in the clutch Austin Reaves with the clutch 3 Stephon Castle with a bucket Anthony Davis with the dunk and LeBron James makes the layup with replays

Damian Lillard's defense vs. the Pacers (Oct. 20, 2017)

Stephen Curry registered 6 of the most efficient pull-up shooting seasons from the last 9 regular seasons The average league EFG pull up from the past 9 seasons was 38 Curry '16 and '18 shot above 20 from the league average