Ranking The Top 10 Defenses in NBA History

The nerds rank the Top 10 defenses in NBA history, debating whether the Bad Boy Pistons belong on the list, giving props to the best defenses ever led by Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett, and diving into if the 2025 Thunder, 2004 Pistons or 1964 Celtics were the greatest defense ever.Timestamps00:00:18 - Criteria00:04:05 - Honorable Mentions00:49:38 - 1971 Bucks (49:00)00:54:00 - Bad Boy Pistons00:58:50 - Ewing’s Knicks01:03:34 - 1970 Knicks01:07:27 - 1977 Blazers01:11:51 - 2004 Spurs01:16:06 - 1996 Bulls 01:21:48 - 2008 Celtics01:29:01 - 2025 Thunder01:42:40 - 1999 Spurs01:48:33 - 2004 Pistons 01:59:54 - Russell’s Celtics

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