Don t believe it, NBA defensive legends have only 5 players in full play, Russell is firmly ranked first

The defense won the championship, but some players' defensive contributions are always covered up by the scoring data. They have locked Jordan, Curry and Durant, but they have even made it to the best defensive team.

Fifth place: Andre Iguodala

Career data: 11.3 points / 4.9 rebounds / 4.2 assists / 1 FMVP

In the 2015 Finals, Iguodala defended James, pushing the latter's shooting percentage to 39% (48% in the regular season). In G4, he scored 22 points as a substitute, directly turning the Warriors into the formation of "Death Five Smalls". Curry said: "He can always cut the ball before the opponent starts up." When he faces Durant in his career playoffs, he limits his shooting percentage by 42% (usually 49%). In the last moment of G6 in the 2019 Western Conference Finals, Lillard broke his life and secured the victory. After the game, Lillard shook his head: "I thought he had cleaned up."

4th place: Sean Battier

Career data: 8.6 points / 4.2 rebounds / 1.8 assists / 2 championships

In the 2009 playoffs, Battier used "eye-covering defense" to make Kobe's shooting percentage drop to 43%. In the 2013 finals G7, he defended Duncan three times in a critical moment. James said: "With him here, I can save half of my energy." He has played the third in his career (328 times) in the number of people hitting the ball. In the 2011 playoff defense against Ross, the latter averaged 4.3 turnovers per game. The most outrageous thing is that he has more blocked guards in his career (214 times) than centers.

Third place: Bruce Bowen

Career data: 6.1 points / 2.8 rebounds / 1.2 steals / 3 championships

2003 Finals G6, Bowen defended Kidd to 3 of 14 shots, and after the game, Kidd called him "a candy wearing sneakers." In the 2005 Westminster Finals against the Suns, he allowed Nash to make 4.5 turnovers per game (3.3 in the regular season). Bowen's "foot-up defense" is notorious, but his serious data is also very hard - his career limits his opponent's three-point shooting percentage is 28.3% (average 35% in the league). Ray Allen once complained: "He even needs to study your breathing rhythm."

Second place: Dennis Rodman

Career data: 7.3 points / 13.1 rebounds / 1.8 assists / 5 championships

G6 in the 1996 Finals, Rodman made 2 of 11 shots to defend Camp and grabbed 19 rebounds (11 frontcourts). Jordan said: "He grabs rebounds like picking up apples in his backyard." When he faced Malone in his career, he pushed the opponent's average score from 27 points to 21 points. In the 1998 Finals G3, he deliberately fell to the ground and made a scramble for five times, and Malone was so angry that he threw his chair: "This bastard doesn't care about scoring at all!"

First place: Bill Russell

Career data: 15.1 points / 22.5 rebounds / 4.3 assists / 11 championships

1962 Finals G7, Russell grabbed 30 rebounds with an injury, preventing Baylor from making 12 of 37 shots. Chamberlain said: "He can always start 0.5 seconds earlier than me." Russell's invention of "weak side assisting defense" is still a compulsory course in the interior. His career has pushed his opponent's shooting percentage to 38% (average of 42% during the same period), but in that era, there is no counting the block data. The Celtics have won 11 titles in 13 years, and they rely on the no-fly zone he built.