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.

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00:00:18 - Criteria

00:04:05 - Honorable Mentions

00:49:38 - 1971 Bucks (49:00)

00:54:00 - Bad Boy Pistons

00:58:50 - Ewing's Knicks

01:03:34 - 1970 Knicks

01:07:27 - 1977 Blazers

01:11:51 - 2004 Spurs

01:16:06 - 1996 Bulls

01:21:48 - 2008 Celtics

01:29:01 - 2025 Thunder

01:42:40 - 1999 Spurs

01:48:33 - 2004 Pistons

01:59:54 - Russell's Celtics