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[QUOTE="orangecuse, post: 2221804, member: 668"]
Maybe that stat has more to do with how pathetic the rest of the NBA is when it comes to playing defense?  With today's NBA and what it has evolved to in its current state, being better than 28 other NBA teams on D isn't a stat that carries much weight in my opinion.

Again, the Cavs scored 113 points and didn't score in the last 3 minutes of game 3, they broke all kinds of scoring, shooting percentage records in game 4 with 133 points, and had 120 points in defeat in game 5, where they went 5-6 minutes in the 2nd Q up 8 to down 17 points.  That scoring drought of theirs had everything to do with Lue's bizarre substitution pattern in that stretch more than anything.  Derron Williams, Korver and Shumpert all on the floor!?!?!?  Even so, the Cavs still managed to score 60 points in the half on there way to 120.

The Cavs, or anyone in the NBA for that matter, don't lose to the Warriors because of their D, it's because of their astounding offense.

Defensive stats can be misleading, we know that very well as SU fan's and the beloved zone.  Statistically, our D in recent years has been relatively solid by the numbers, although as some here have been able to point out when debating this, breaking the game, D stats down further, etc., that can be misconstrued or subject to interpretation.
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