zone defense

Example Sentences

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The Lakers put two defenders on Kawhi Leonard, double teaming the Clippers’ best offensive weapon, keeping a crowd of defenders around him, especially when they employed their zone defense.

From Los Angeles Times

San Pedro likes to play zone defense and rely on its three-point shooting.

From Los Angeles Times

But the zone defense was critical to helping slow the pace for a team trying to survive its fifth game in seven days.

From Los Angeles Times

The Lakers rolled out a zone defense to begin the second quarter.

From Los Angeles Times

Those underdogs tend to follow a simple recipe—they have one or two elite skills, like 3-point shooting or an airtight zone defense, that can tilt a seeming mismatch in their favor.

From The Wall Street Journal