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#162: What defensive stats actually tell us | Anthony Davis & New Orleans

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The Pelicans are third in the league in defensive rating, giving up just 109 points per 100 on that. Cleveland has the best defense and Milwaukee has the second best defense. There's actually a gap between Cleveland, Milwaukee and the pelicans who are all about four or five points ahead of the rest of the teams. And it's like, when I've watched the pelicans and looking at their personnel you can see how there's more competent defensive pieces on the court at times.

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