• This roster's defensive rating is why they won't win a championship

    Offensive rating: top 5 in the league. Defensive rating: 21st. No team has won an NBA championship since 2011 with a defensive rating outside the top 8. I don't make the rules. The data does. Until they fix the defense this team is a first or second round exit regardless of star power.

  • Offensive rating: top 5 in the league. Defensive rating: 21st. No team has won an NBA championship since 2011 with a defensive rating outside the top 8. I don't make the rules. The data does. Until they fix the defense this team is a first or second round exit regardless of star power.