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Keys to Building a Defensive Wall Against Giannis

Boston's bevvy of defenders formed a defensive wall that kept Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in check for most of their first-round series. Can it work against Giannis Antetokounmpo?

Sherrod Blakely

Apr 30

Throughout Boston’s first-round series against Brooklyn, we saw how the Celtics and their defensive wall limited Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving for most of the series.

It worked better than anticipated as Boston pulled off the only series sweep in the first round of the playoffs this year.

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