Warriors Championship Defense | 2022 NBA Finals

[@lenirish]

Steph really improved his defense. He was always trying to improve his defense and that improvement showed in this playoffs. That's what made him great. At 34 years old he's still yearning for improvement.

[@dan_beid]

That added extra pounds of muscle made alot of difference offensively and defensively

[@th3chozen148]

@@dan_beid lamelo could go the same route

[@ShaqsCheeks]

He improved all right.

[@papadaddy214]

I think curry has more on the tank..I think he's gonna be even better next season..#keddolyrics

[@lyricaesthetic4324]

Remember when a reporter ask westbrook about curry's defense back then on 2016 then he just laught about it, look who's laughing now

[@Jonathan-gd6vs]

Steph's defense over the last few years is criminally underrated

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

I hate when people say currys defense is lackluster to try and make an argument that he’s not top 15

[@trippinatormachine]

@@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 peole think not having great on ball defense means you’re not a good defender. They don’t think about help defense, off ball defense, and awareness. Plus his on ball defense has been great all finals long.

[@stevelee6174]

The average fan will see a guy like Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown backing down Curry and shooting over him and automatically think Steph can't play defense. But defense is so much more than how well you guard a guy who's got a physical advantage over you. It's about keeping opponents in front of you, knowing when to help out, switching and fighting through screens, anticipation that leads to deflected balls and steals, etc.

[@trippinatormachine]

@@stevelee6174 people also tend to forget Curry led the league in steals 2016

[@ninirox12345]

@@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 cuz they see 6 8 people getting blocks and steals more often , like no shit he’s 6 2 and still has a defensive awareness and knows how to play with his team, he’s not guarding centers who posting him up and locking them down smh but he still has a presence

[@enthusiastofcute]

It gets overlooked because of the explosive offenses they’ve had but the Warriors dynasty was also built with elite defense

[@paquinraino8180]

All time elite switching and defensive versatility. I love to see when their recovery and switching defense this is incredible

[@hezzyskeets]

The centerpiece of that elite defense is Draymond aka the most impactful defender of his generation….but all anybody parrots is he gets carried

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

It’s all built around draymond. Thinking Basketball made a video around 6 months ago which goes into deep analysis of the warriors defense. He concluded that draymond is the anchor for the warriors. Also, even though the warriors defense has always been elite, they stepped it up this year. That’s why even with their worst offense in all the years other than 2015, they still dominated the playoffs.

[@MichaelWutsch]

@@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 they were horrendous this season when draymond was out. Even with steph and Klay still on the court

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

@@MichaelWutsch exactly. Take steph or draymond out, and they’ll be terrible. I actually think draymond is the most valuable player to the warriors right now, because poole can somewhat fill that steph role already (averaged 25/5/5 when steph was out) meanwhile they have nobody who can come anywhere close to what draymond can do. The biggest concern for the warriors dynasty to continue is for the warriors to find someone to take over draymonds role.

[@jokolate520]

Notice how many plays showcased Draymond. This greatly depicts how valuable he is to the all-time great team, even though people like to nitpick his underwhelming stat sheet. His value cannot be comprehended by stats alone, you really have to watch the game to know his impact on this championship team.

[@justsaynototv8366]

Yeah, for sure bro, Dray can have his own highlights.

[@0BAYAREA0]

Winners make winning plays. That man is a winner and people hate that.

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

What people don’t realize is that the warriors defensive schemes are built around draymond. He is the anchor. He is the system on defense, the same way steph is the system on offense. He is the second most valuable player on golden state, and has been for years, including when KD was here.

[@justsaynototv8366]

@@0BAYAREA0 Amazing isn't it, that they can hate someone for stupid sh_t?

[@namechangedpogchamp6253]

@@justsaynototv8366 Yeah like yelling at the refs, getting ejected in 2 different finals games, kicking people while theyre on the floor, pulling on tatums hurt arm at the free throw line. hes a great player but i cant respect someone who plays like that.

[@mschultz90]

The Celtics only had 6 games where they were held under 100 pts The Warriors caused 4 of them.

[@cheekypasta55]

drinking game: take a shot every time Derrick White goes inside and gets it stuffed or stolen lol

[@ralphyplanas8166]

If you actually watched the full game, you can say that Steph is really a two way player.

[@27markoh]

Man, I'm so excited to get Wiseman back. A guy who can block shots and score well

[@WEIEIEIEI]

Lob threat!!

[@BullyMaguire387]

That's why Warriors haters are praying that Wiseman to be bust, they are scared that Warriors's only weakness which is the paint might be clogged and cannot be exploited anymore because of presense of Wiseman. 🥶

[@27markoh]

@@BullyMaguire387 facts

[@xvs8675]

@@BullyMaguire387 That boy ERASES shots too, he’s one of those special shot blockers. All that needs to come is the IQ, but surrounded by Kerr, Dray and Loon he has more than enough to develop on that end, and quickly!

[@lukasralys6096]

didnt age too well

[@justsaynototv8366]

Steph defense has been overshadowed by his incredible offense, so players are not expecting him to be so quick with his hand.

[@bartomiej9807]

Its not like that. Every player in NBA, especially guards, know how quick Steph is. He can't beat physics and his body size and reach limitations (because he is not a big guy by NBA standards). But he can hustle on D, he can position himself on passing lanes and he did it really well. You don't have to have Looney Tunes arms to steal, you just need to know where and when will the ball go.

[@Jaded1221]

Whats good with GSW is their transition from defense to offense. Its so quick that their opponent are not able to react.

[@henoktad21]

Crazy how a “defensive liability” was in most of these

[@saifabdullah9249]

This defence what makes the GSW special this season ... Spectacular

[@shitake3291]

underrated aspect of warriors, got celtics lockup to less than 100 points in 3 straight games

[@paulwhite4855]

Andrew Wiggins you stepped up this playoff season! Awesome job! Wiggins if the Warriors did not have you the Warriors might of not won the championship.

[@jooyichen]

Best Draymond Statline was in the game 2 finals blowout. Credit to Draymond for always racking up stats that do NOT show up. - Marcus Smart 4 fouls and 2pts. Early exit - Al Horford 2pts. Early exit - Jaylen Brown with his feelings hurt. 2nd half exit. That's about 30+ PTS given up right there. Draymond was being a MENACE in that game. If you're not threading ( the needle ), you not tryin.

[@internetpeople6113]

Defense is what made them champions.

[@Nandoswitharando]

Everyone kept saying the warriors wouldn’t be able to handle the physicality of the Celtics, kept mentioning them being the #1 defense but the dubs were right there with them in terms of defense. Some platforms even had them #1 over the Celtics

[@namechangedpogchamp6253]

Their defense was not better than the celtics. Celtics are just chokers ig

[@javiswabi6259]

@@namechangedpogchamp6253 so lebron isn’t good and warriors were just chokers?

[@randomclips8575]

@@javiswabi6259 no he didn’t say any of that, he said warriors had good defense like the celtics, and the celtics choked because they played the warriors

[@bts_txt27jenn63]

@@namechangedpogchamp6253 they've held CELTICS under 100 pts in 3 straight games! bruh you're an idi0t.

[@maplenerd22]

@@namechangedpogchamp6253 It was Warriors defense that caused them to choke. lol.

[@theavengers.]

Let's go ring 5 6 🔥🔥

[@HZhang-vw8he]

I love watching these defensive highlights because they’re always the vets(and wiggins) showing their expansive knowledge on the court and you can tell their court feel and sense is on different levels to the younger guys

[@Jellysfrickingstuff]

Steph’s defense in that first clip mirrors his off ball movement on offense

[@ghostcin4277]

my boy!!! the leader of the gang!!!! I'm so proud of my boys no one believed but kurrrrr did!!!!!

[@mikekorsak373]

Enjoyed this even more than the offensive video that compliments this one - incredible, ferocious team effort!

[@toomuchluna]

warriors fastbreak is so damn satisfying to watch

[@tiagobarbosa509]

It's so beautiful watching this team play basketball. Hope they stay health and together.

[@coledorillo6685]

Great video. People tend to over-value just the box score and look at who scored the most points. Some people say Curry did a carry job because of his point totals. Im not saying Curry did not have masterclass on offense but the warriors team put on a defensive clinic and it took the entire team effort to make it. Lets appreciate good defense more

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

It takes the entire team to do it, sure, but draymond should get the most credit on defense just as much credit steph gets for his offense.

[@cube_2593]

@@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 Wiggins needs the same defensive love as draymond does, dude blocked shots left and tight, had many steals and locked down JT in the finals and Luka in the conference finals, he looked like 2014 Kawhi

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

@@cube_2593 that’s cool and all, but he isn’t the defensive anchor draymond is.

[@cube_2593]

@@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 thats true, different roles on defense, a but hard to compare but man Wiggins was busting his ass off all series slowing down the hardest matchups every night while Draymond played stellar help defense. I mean the entire team did a phenomenal job funneling players towards green or loony at the rim

[@laezerjohnfernandez8150]

Steph's defense is often overlooked because they are used to see his offense always every time he plays

[@IgotPOTential]

At 6:00 “and they take his cornbread” 😂. One of the best lines I’ve heard from a commentator

[@Downbubbles2]

Warriors basketball is something to behold. I always get mesmerized by these plays because it takes so much level of discipline to pull this off but they make it look so easy.

[@819phoenix]

Ja getting blocked by curry is everything.

[@salmansultan6252]

It's better to have this defensive highlights from any team. More content to this! 🤗

[@cantfailent]

Great video. Awesome to see these great moments again.

[@rcguitarcovers8614]

this is how they won. they dint have a big man, they couldnt stop jokic. but they were able to stop the supporting cast because of their tough perimeter defense.

[@thecoolblacknerd]

The greatest defensive play in NBA Playoff/Finals history is when Scottie Pippen told Karl Malone “The Mail Man doesn’t deliver on sundays” he then missed both clutch free throws 😩😭

[@justsayin669]

*@TheCoolBlackNerd* Haha good one. 🤣 But in all seriousness, the best defensive play in playoffs/Finals history was either LeBron's game 7 chase down block on Iguodala in 2016 or Giannis' game 4 recovery block on Ayton's alley oop attempt in 2021.

[@louisduncan4033]

There is not enough clip of Wiggins contesting shots of the best opposite team’s player he was THE BEST DEFENDER BY FAR in our team for this championship

[@Low_Marine]

This team was special and so much greater than the sum of its parts. We really had caught lightning in a bottle in 2022

[@brockman562]

FYI, When Jackson was Warriors coach he's instilled a defensive mindset. Warriors have been a very good to elite D for 9-10 years with the exception of '20 when injuries plagued team. Don't believe me? .... go on ESPN and filter team D from 2013-present. Warriors pretty much were either among the best or top 6 in all defensive categories. Also to note, Curry's defense is better than average ('21 was his best individual showcase) he was never a bottom guard defender. His D only gets overshadowed by his scoring and shooting skills. Oh, and that 2015 and 2016 Warrior D was nasty.

[@nikkiabarcar]

Their defense to offense transition is crazy quick. 🔥

[@LeFraudHasChokedInSIXFinals]

1:22 Twenty-four seconds left in the game, Grizz just one point behind, their superstar Ja Morant with the ball, and the guy they say can't defend gets the knockaway and wins the game.

[@space1607]

Great season!

[@seekemperial6470]

LoL. I counted and the most are by Steph. Dang....these people in tv analyzing the game is spewing nonsense. That's an great defender there with active hands, strong body, high IQ in reading offense of contending team. What a two-way player. A GOAT

[@michaelwhite1012]

Their defense has been amazing All season long and it was a key part of them winning the NBA championship overall.🏀🏆

[@justinsugay1149]

In the Playoffs the little differences add up. Go Warriors!

[@toomuchluna]

that first clip is perfection

[@forcommentpurposeonly5712]

Curry is on defensive highlight now huh!?

[@israelmendoza7599]

Warriors defense was elite in the finals, they held the Celtics under 100 for 3 straight games 4, 5 and 6

[@MikeFeudBoot884]

3:50 Someone has to do something about flopping man. Its dangerous for both teams, understandably you cant control your body completely in mid air but you can do your best to avoid injuring yourself or others and Smart flops and lands all his weight on Williams leg

[@justsayin669]

Where are the clueless oldheads that say defense doesn't matter and/or isn't allowed anymore? The two best defensive teams in the entire NBA faced eachother in the Finals so apparently defense still matters a lot. Defense in today's NBA isn't any worse than defense in any past era.

[@hughsosa]

Offense wins you games. Defense wins you championships.

[@BullyMaguire387]

Combine those two and you will be a heavy favorite to win it all.

[@애순-o4f]

STEPH IS A TWO WAY PLAYER .

[@jtrix34]

Not saying looney is a top 15 defender in the nba, but I just want ya'll to look at the list of all guards he has been switched on to and guarded effectively over the years.

[@pg13pacernation30]

Tatum was getting absolutely no separation from wiggins

[@Haddon00]

I never tire of watching that Draymond steal on Jokic, the back-to-back NBA MVP. SO DAMN CLUTCH.

[@ferrou77]

in the clutch, with 5 FOULS

[@Haddon00]

@@ferrou77 good point, i forgot about that

[@thecoolguy010]

The Warriors play selfless, smart, Team Basketball. Credit to Steve Kerr.

[@bloodyprincess723]

Steph from defense/steal straight to offense/scoring. FMVP Desuurv

[@jwalkhooligan3597]

Defense in the NBA is all about effort and want too & Steph epitomizes giving every thing you got on both ends of the floor and the rest of his team follows suit.

[@os_mutante1414]

one of draymond's key intangibles is that he deflects all the vitriol and hatred away from the rest of team and brings it on to himself. gladly, too. and judging by these comments he's still doing a world class job of it

[@postnutclarity6337]

Defense by the dubs is an absolute pleasure to watch.

[@dennyshuaman6456]

Estaba esperando este video, me gusta la defensa

[@JG124_]

Yo también. Creo que la defensa de los Warriors está subestimado. Todos hablan de la defensa de los Celtics. Pero los Warriors tienen buena defensa también. PS estoy aprendiendo español así que disculpe si mi gramática no es muy bueno.

[@dennyshuaman6456]

@@JG124_ has escrito bien 👌🏽👌🏽, tal vez no era de las 5 mejores defensas de la NBA. Pero en los playoffs y la final dieron un salto de calidad. Y están entre las mejores, clave del campeonato es su defensa. Curry mejoro mucho, klay va mejorar, Green tiene que estar enfocado en el partido y no irse por tonto, looney me encanta, Gary Payton, ahora Wiseman y lo de wigins fue genial

[@JG124_]

@@dennyshuaman6456 Gracias! Estoy de acuerdo. Su defensa mejoró mucho en los playoffs y la final. Wiggins fue increíble, hizo un trabajo tan bueno contra Luka y Jayson Tatum. Draymond fue bueno hasta la final. Perdió el foco en la final un poco. Pero, jugó bien en los juegos 5 y 6. Gary Payton II es espectacular. Regresó de una lesión y tuvo un gran impacto en la final.

[@michaelscottoriginal]

Curry closing out so hard. That's my MVP

[@realjoshb]

I forgot the Warriors really put on a show against the Mavericks. And I completely forgot they beat the Nuggets. Curry for MVP

[@aboynamedchris8412]

Draymond wanted this ring so bad! Love to see him work.

[@dezmoines1860]

Funny how the doubters keep on reminding everyone about Celtics' defense when in fact Warriors is the best defensive team before Dray got injured.

[@hugominicantv9441]

willimans and perking : "Whos gonna guard luka"

[@jwalee1307]

Acton like Wiggins don't got shackels

[@dcdj35]

Best defense in basketball. Steph is an elite two way player ever since he came back from the broken wrist and bulked up. Dray is the best QB of a defense in my lifetime. And Wiggins, Jesus Christ. He somewhere still digging in Tatums pockets.

[@mxchael9931]

steph not a two way player

[@joeyvince7497]

So many called Boston a HISTORIC def. Golden state was #1 all year till green went down... yhr reason they have chanced at the next 2 or 3 is that def

[@samuelkhawlhring3300]

The Golden State Warriors. Their offensive game is Top tier, now their defense is developing to be one of the best in the league, Ladies and Gentlemen, they are the NBA's PANDORA BOX, you don't wanna piss'em off

[@joejeelfaniega1330]

Other teams: GSW are just pure offense Warriors: you sure?

[@enanebres6481]

Congrats GSW 💕

[@PrayerArenaMinistries]

Every defensive play leads to an offensive play!!!! That’s what makes us different!!! WARRIORS!!

[@leikmee]

can’t help but put beautiful offensive plays by curry in these defensive highlights lol

[@HAHAHA-oo5co]

Scary part is they won without kaminga and wiseman so its like they juat won a chip and have a 2nd pick and 7th pick this coming draft

[@LastiJerb]

2022 was special for the Warriors

[@laniedmd1126]

Ofcourse steph cant do much defending bigger players. But for a player his size, I consider him an elite defender already

[@somedayitsgonnamakesense]

pls also compile Tatum's Championship Turnovers!😭

[@oreoblast2012]

The steal to Curry three is art.

[@sanjikamo]

球際の行度の高さからのあのスピード速攻からのフィニッシュ ふぅ💦　ヤバいよね　スタミナ

[@CJAEY]

I'm going to miss Looney if he ends up going to another team but he deserves the bag

[@mrpdiditful]

People tend to forget that the Warriors were a top 5 defensive team the whole season. And that every one of their championship seasons they were top 10 or better on defense

[@boogieuhuh]

GSW in the playoffs is something else

[@aenaenriquez3954]

If their offense is deadly, their defense is deadlier.

[@sheok79]

Defence was the best part of this series

[@breakbones47]

Dubs put on a clinic 👏👏

[@joshweisz9185]

Defense wins championships it’s not just a myth it’s truly the most overlooked part of the game.

[@tanahza]

Defense wins championships, as they say.... Its the truth.

[@khaimcmillan9152]

Their defense was elite this postseason

[@lylestavast7652]

2022 warriors series and defense... someone had really done their film work on different players' tendencies for spin dribbles - the double downs that deflected and recovered steals were really high. Some of it was just good solid basic defense, but some of it was someone, somewhere building up some intel they shared with the players. You could see them just biding their time and then pouncing, beyond what happens in regular season. Tendencies were tracked and targeted extensively.

[@eksentrysyti]

What's interesting about the Warriors Celtics match-up was that the Warriors scored between 100 to 108 points every game. They were never under 100 nor ever over 110. Boston scored 116 and 120 in their wins, and couldn't break 100 points in their 4 losses. Boston never had a great offense to begin with, and once the Warriors got used to their tendencies and weaknesses, put the clamps on and never looked back.

[@pg13pacernation30]

Steph truly needs more recognition for his defense now

[@chestersantos1966]

Many people know GSW as high octane offensive team but they fail to realize that GSW's defense is also one of the best there is

[@Auto-Minute]

They took the man's corn bread LOL

[@recinos15]

“dRaYmoNd iS OvErrAted” 💪🏿

[@theinktician]

Chris Paul got All-Defense votes this year and was consistently worse than Steph on that end in the playoffs. Yes it's a regular season award, but we need to stop judging by their history and go by what they're actually doing 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@xhenared7461]

as a dub, i miss warriors defense.

[@lawrencesmith5661]

Boston was getting all the hype for their defense but our defense was way better than theirs in the finals Golden State defense is underrated we play team ball like a well oil machine LoL

[@CliPlug-m9d]

I think people forget that the warriors were the 2nd best defence right behind the Celtics

[@robgotti4157]

Shot out OG Rob Adams the arctic of the warriors dynasty defense

[@rachelcarson7119]

-W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963, Planet Earth) “Nations reel and stagger on their way; they make hideous mistakes; they commit frightful wrongs; they do great and beautiful things. And shall we not best guide humanity by telling the truth about all this, so far as the truth is ascertainable?”

[@houdini0077]

We will miss GP2 Defense.

[@jantamayo2492]

My favorite part of defense highlights is the flopping crybabies 😂

[@carlogaytan7010]

Gonna miss GP2

[@erikrunnel7165]

First clip, Curry literally ran around the entire court getting to everyone who recieved the pass ending with a blocked shot.