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So What Is A Box-And-One Defense Anyway?

While the Toronto Raptors weren't able to get the comback victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, they did have some late success on defense, thanks in part to a concept called the "box-and-one" defense.

The ABC announcers gave the Raptors credit for digging deep into the playbook for this scheme, saying they'd never seen it used outside of college. It's true that the scheme isn't super common in the NBA, but for a team that has a ton of their firepower concentrated in one player (read, Steph Curry), it's an interesting look.