Defense is the way to win cheaply
All final four NBA teams in the 2013 playoffs have elite defenses. What's most interesting about that is that three of the teams have manageable payrolls, too.
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | G | Mi | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG |
| 2002-03 | 32 | 0 | 5.1 | 11.4 | 44.7 | .900 | 2.4 | 39.5 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 69.1 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2 | .800 | 0 | 14.4 | |
| 2003-04 | 35 | 0 | 5.8 | 11.6 | 50.4 | .600 | 2.1 | 29.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 67.5 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.1 | .900 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2004-05 | Celtics | 77 | 0 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 47.5 | .200 | .400 | 38.7 | 1.5 | 2 | 73.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | .800 | 1 | 1 | .300 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 2005-06 | Celtics | 51 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 47.1 | .200 | .700 | 32.4 | 2 | 2.6 | 74.6 | .600 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | .400 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2006-07 | Celtics | 33 | 0 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 51.4 | .200 | 1 | 24.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 78.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .400 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 2007-08 | Celtics | 75 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 43.4 | .200 | .800 | 31.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 76.2 | .500 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .800 | .300 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2008-09 | Celtics | 46 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 48.2 | .100 | .600 | 22.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 72.5 | .500 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .500 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2009-10 | Celtics | 54 | 0 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 51 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 60.5 | 1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .400 | 0 | 6.1 |
| 2010-11 | Grizzlies | 72 | 0 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 51 | .100 | .300 | 17.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 75.3 | 1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .600 | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2011-12 | Grizzlies | 58 | 0 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 46.9 | .100 | .400 | 30.8 | 2.4 | 3 | 80 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | .600 | 0 | 9.8 |
| 2012-13 | Grizzlies | 35 | 0 | 3.3 | 7.9 | 42.4 | 0 | .300 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 75.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .600 | 0 | 8.3 |
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