Shaquille O'Neal was the most affected player when the NBA implemented rule changes that finally allowed teams to play zone defense. O'Neal's Lakers had won back-to-back titles in 2000 and 2001 ...

"When I started winning a couple of scoring titles, and this dude six-feet 165 pounds you can't stop him, then all of a sudden, the zone came into the NBA. Do y'all remember that? So I think that ...

Simply, a zone defense has a defender guarding an area instead of a specific player. The Cavs play a 2-3 zone that adapts to ...

The Grizzlies had three players (Jaren Jackson, Desmond Bane, and Luke Kennard) go for over 20 points and Kennard hit seven ...

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Down by as much as 13 points against the Rockets, the Cavs found a defensive spark in their zone-based scheme from big man Jarrett Allen.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have faced a zone defense for 174 possessions this season. In those possessions, the Thunder are posting 1.116 points per possession ranking in the 77th percentile.