Bad Help Defense

In N.B.A. Basketball by Brock Bourgase

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Sometimes, you have to avoid the easy play early in the possession (bad switches) so you aren’t under the gun later (mismatches). Sometimes, you have to anticipate what will happen next so you can prioritize what to guard. Sometimes, you have to closeout better than Courtney Kirkland.

BTW: Joe Johnson hit one of his four threes on this play.