New Orleans’ Brandon Ingram (6-for-17) and C.J. McCollum (9-for-25) were hounded with precise switches, traps and off-ball helpers to deny their space as much as possible once they started to even think about getting downhill. “We were just connected,” Paul said of the Suns’ defense. “We were making it tough on C.J., same thing with B.I. and closing out to they shooters. We was just on a string. I think a lot of times people think about our offense and how we move the ball and stuff but our defense is what we really sort of hang our hats on.”
by Hoops Hype