Anthony Davis's game-changing defense | NBA Finals vs. Miami

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Anthony Davis has had an incredible playoff run, especially on defense. How valuable is his versatility? How was he able to slow down the Heat in Game 4 of the 2020 Finals? Will he win the Finals MVP? This detailed film room analysis looks at the Lakers star big man, incorporating data and stats to understand how good he is in the playoffs and on defense.
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@vin-cc9nk 3 года назад

I could see the hall of fame intimidator badge popping up on that missed Herro layup

@samuelloetscher1815 3 года назад

And hof GIANT slayer, tear dropper on that made Herro floater lol

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@starfyre59 3 года назад

Anthony Davis is incrediblly underrated because of his versatility. He can join any team and make them better because he has so many strenghts. Whther they be shooting, rebounding, rim protection, switchability, rolling, screen setting, passing, or jumping passing lanes, he will find a way to impact the game.

@JarvisN 3 года назад

2k playmaking glasscleaner

@GCWen 3 года назад

@Cam The difference is that AD can mesh well with other ball dominant superstars. For example, Harden, a top 10 player, won't have as large of an impact as AD if he joins a team say with Lebron or Luka. This is because Harden's playstyle and skillset is so dependent on having the ball. For AD, much of his value is actually off-ball such as his otherworldly lob catching ability or his top 3 defense.

@owethunala2632 3 года назад

@Cam he's not top 5 when everyone is healthy

@owethunala2632 3 года назад

Sadly he can't lead a team

@starfyre59 3 года назад

@@GCWen exactly

@Eggmancan 3 года назад

AD is the ideal small ball 5. Big enough to protect the paint, fast enough to switch and play on the perimeter, and can stretch out to the 3-point line on offense. Him playing 5 has been key to the Lakers dominating the Rockets and now the Heat, two small ball teams. I think there is only one other player in the league who could be better than AD as a small ball 5, but unfortunately never ever plays the 5: Giannis. It's unfortunate we couldn't see them match up in the finals this year. EDIT to those piling on Giannis's shooting: I agree, his shooting is a problem, but my main point is, Giannis needs to be playing the 5 a lot more!

@elmehdinafia1237 3 года назад

Giannis can't stretch out to the 3 point line on offense cuz he's a lousy and a sub-par shooter..the only + I'll give to giannis is the fact that he's faster and better at penetration.. But the problem is that in the playoffs it's always a half court game, so great shooters and post players like AD thrives under this circumstances

@owethunala2632 3 года назад

@@elmehdinafia1237 I think if Giannis had more help he'd be able to translate his game to the playoffs

@elmehdinafia1237 3 года назад

@@owethunala2632 the thing is shooting is a personal skill.. Either you shoot or not! If you don't you gonna get the Ben Simmons treatment and defenders gonna sag off you and disrespect you! You can't be a superstar and a leader of a team and don't have the ability to shot and expect to win a ship, it's not gonna happen

@geordiejones5618 3 года назад

I would give anything for Giannis to sign with the Celtics. He would be like a better version of Ben Wallace replacing Theis. If he only wants to win, and doesnt need the scoring ego stroke, the Celtics and Lakers would bring it back to the 80s.

@GetdonkedOn 3 года назад

AD is what people wanted Giannis to be a big that can shoot anywhere on the floor at the same time a defensive presence if Giannis wants to get over the hump he needs to learn to consistently hit jump shots.

@jakob2309 3 года назад

40 is a big number... oh no, not this time.

@akwenda3678 Год назад

This jumps in after a Davis' masterclass vs the Grizzlies, 2023. AD is something else on defense

@alexamerling79 3 года назад

I love AD's versatility. He is essentially a guard in a big man's body. His defense last night on Butler was incredible. We need him to play like this again on Friday to bring us home #17.

@sabahaddinzaim 3 года назад

He is technically a guard who essentially got taller so he was promoted to forward. And with the league changing, a better center if he plays.

@sdfpcplay9392 3 года назад

Jokic is also a guard... in the dough boy's body.

@706Kel 3 года назад

Fr we gotta close it out

@Sportsexperimentsubscriberswit 3 года назад

@MrExpensivePurchase 3 года назад

Davis got some crazy footwork! 2:36

@kenmdoe2388 3 года назад

That was insane, that footspeed and coordination at that size? They should have him arrested

@crablord7934 3 года назад

@@kenmdoe2388 Bruh I'm nowhere near being a big dude but if I attempted that I would've tripped myself lmao

@lfvdnfv 3 года назад

If i didnt know better, I would call it fake🤣

@kenmdoe2388 3 года назад

@@crablord7934 bro I feel u

@Rogue-Blue 3 года назад

The Lakers are essentially playing 6v5 on the defensive end. AD is an amazing offensive player but, defensively he is generational.

@lebronjames7041 3 года назад

That’s why he has a good case for FMVP

@MrE_ 3 года назад

Bam ain't no scrub on D either

@iHasCaek 3 года назад

260+lbs, 6'11" shooting guard with an over 7 foot wingspan, who's also a defensive player of the year candidate lol

@reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee5126 3 года назад

7'6 wingspan to be exact xd

@Jacob23615 3 года назад

7’6 wingspan 🤧

@Anonymous-zc8gh 2 года назад

6’10

@kennethhead5448 3 года назад

To me AD came back off that 4 month break a better shooter. His mid range these playoff has been insanely consistent. I used to hate when he would take some of these shots during the season. And lastly his 3 ball has really gotten better. 33% on the season to 40% these playoff taking 3 per game.

@Sportsexperimentsubscriberswit 3 года назад

@yallugly4317 3 года назад

Even though I won't ever subscribe to the Athletic I respect your grind

@jeffreyxu6430 3 года назад

AD might go down as the most skilled big ever. He can post up, pop for 3, shoot, and best of all, finish. On defense, he can rim protect, block, and recover. One of the few bigs who can not only guard 1-5, but also switch to a pg and not need to panic. I saw him stay with lillard and harden. Not saying they won't score on him, but he's just so versatile.

@ai_9959 3 года назад

His biggest defense pitfall is his screen navigation

@jeffreyxu6430 3 года назад

@@ai_9959 true, but be real. That's a pretty high expectation. Do you see Duncan or Hakeem have to dodge screens. Even Giannis has problems with screens.

@diegovdd 3 года назад

@@ai_9959 Well i mean anyone his size will have problems navigating screens right?

@yupadej4361 3 года назад

@@jeffreyxu6430 Ben Simmons navigates screens better. But he is shit in half court offence making him a liability

@andrewthomas7097 3 года назад

Facts. Both him and bron can guard 1-5. Dont think ive ever seen a duo like that

@stephenmoney4722 3 года назад

can’t wait for your new series!

@libraalibaba 3 года назад

Oh my 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 We need that pronto

@pedromdcc13 3 года назад

This channel is giving my boy some love. Best channel on yt right now, or at least my favorite

@byronasch3854 3 года назад

This is very good content. You actually examine the on-court happenings, rather than the usual overplayed narrative shit. Great stuff

@ysteinvaglid6028 3 года назад

These videos are incredible, good going dude!

@hugz9427 3 года назад

Bro honestly thank you so much for making these videos. They really help make me a better basketball player cause I can see what real nba players do and put it into my own game.

@nyangruot3557 3 года назад

Good content as always Ben!

@humanaesthetic 3 года назад

Incredible analysis! Thank you!

@trillbill8811 3 года назад

Ben with another banger 🔥

@philbijohn 3 года назад

Great analysis. Keep up the good work!

@back2back379 3 года назад

Thanks for content like this, it helps fans realize there's more to seeing the value and impact of a player than just looking at pts/rebs/asts. Surface level stats like those only allows one to view the game at a surface level, need to look deeper to see what's going on, whether it's with stats or with your eyes.

@anthonycelestin3559 3 года назад

You can’t get stuck on XX/YY/ZZ s

@back2back379 3 года назад

@@anthonycelestin3559 Facts

@richard_lisondra 3 года назад

Thinking Basketball ☑ Coach Daniel ☑ Dime Drop x Ringer ☑ My three fave basketball breakdown analyst in RU-vid. Please include By Any Means Basketball, he's good too.

@lemminjuice 3 года назад

You should really check out The Dime Drop, which in addition to the ones you mentioned is one of my favorites

@richard_lisondra 3 года назад

@@lemminjuice dime drop is on The Ringer channel.

@MrE_ 3 года назад

BBallBreakdown: You in?

@richard_lisondra 3 года назад

@@MrE_ nah. He is not analysing the game tho.

@MrE_ 3 года назад

@@richard_lisondra he goes play by play and analyzes what went right or wrong. He also brings in a ref from time to time to go over controversial fouls or plays by the referees. I'd call that an analysis

@david.tousignant20 3 года назад

He's a cheat code on both the offense and defense ends, indeed! Great video as always.

@samdeignan6105 3 года назад

As much as I may have gripes about AD and his motor sometimes, he truly is a generational talent. Top 5 in the league for sure and could go down as a top 50 player of all time if not top 30.

@Stormfail 3 года назад

He could end up top 20 if he wins enough rings. He’s still just entering his prime and might even win an mvp as Lebron takes more of a backseat in the regular season.

@owethunala2632 3 года назад

He's not top 5. Lebron, kawahi, Curry, Giannis and KD are better. He's 6th or 7th

@kostantinosadam8563 3 года назад

@@owethunala2632 he is better than Giannis

@mattchu_chow9087 3 года назад

Owethu Nala Curry didn’t play this season, and Giannis is the most one dimensional player ever

@amos9804 3 года назад

@@kostantinosadam8563 Nah gonna have to disagree there. Since he's not the best primary ball handler and gets assisted on most of his shots, he can't be put above those guys including Giannis.

@donovanritchie5220 3 года назад

Best channel on RU-vid is back!🔥🔥

@chrissullivan6572 3 года назад

"No soup for you".......you drop some of the weirdest references and I love it.

@samuelwu2911 3 года назад

I'm a lebron fan, and I do believe that AD deserve the FMVP award.

@shadowflame5011 3 года назад

Best basketball channel out here and it’s not even close

@GustavoSilva-ny8jc 2 года назад

2:35 His footwork is amazing and the speed in which he turn his hips is even more impressive, even though he tends to knee valgus a lot, but this doesn't seem to hinder him (it's interesting that i never really suffered from knee valgus [only during my first barbel squats] but other athletes seem to never get over it).

@PsychicThursday 3 года назад

Thanks for this, this was great

@kidflickreviews308 3 года назад

Great video!

@victormartin8765 3 года назад

This was a masterpice from both AD & Thinking Basketball

@GustavoSilva-ny8jc 2 года назад

This is so incredible!!! i'm sooooo envious!!!!!

@Nkh000 3 года назад

Great analysis!

@ali-wan-kenobi 3 года назад

Great Video. Love it :)

@futurehofer1564 3 года назад

AD is the fmvp imo, when he is out of the game, the Heat makes a run, even with Bron on court, AD plays and dominates offensively and defensively, he is their most valueable player and this isnt any hate toward LeBron, AD is just that good

@theamateurobserver 3 года назад

Truth

@bigolehamburger173 3 года назад

Yeah but you know Lebron is gonna win FMVP because the media loves him

@apostalote 3 года назад

Lebron is running the offense and has also been great on defense

@user-le9ou9ed9z 3 года назад

Luke Desobry lebron defense has been poor jimmy butler scores on him easily

@amneenja5720 3 года назад

1:12 imagine passing to your teammate and stretch Armstrong over here says "no",

@GustavoSilva-ny8jc 2 года назад

6:57 Insane that he shot against arm, rebounded, so he would not fould AND get another chance going down. Impressive.

@keolebogileseisa5943 3 года назад

There's no way Giannis is a better defender than this dude

@ffxiisucks 3 года назад

Regular season: Giannis. Playoffs: Finals MVP.

@arthurbriscoe9245 3 года назад

They can do very similar things on the defensive end. Giannis has better advanced stats so he won DPOY

@dlovee828 3 года назад

Giannis won in the stats, I guess.

@maximos4730 3 года назад

he had a good game, he is not a great defender all the time, that’s why giannis won the dpoy.

@maximos4730 3 года назад

i can agree in the playoffs he is very good unlike giannis, but otherwise, giannis is a better defender.

@dlanyer24 3 года назад

You nailed it!

@ryanwatkins975 3 года назад

Man ADs footwork is insane 🤯, it’s a shame you don’t see more of his ability to lead a team as he clearly has the basketball IQ and anticipation he just needs to open up abit more

@cooper-wo6re 3 года назад

Best basketball channel by far

@brandoningram9006 3 года назад

Honestly, DPOY award should extend to the playoffs AD was amazing in the regular season as well but the lakers didn't play east teams as much well specifically the heat and it shows how good he is.

@dddiop 3 года назад

6:21 Okay Mark Jackson It was funny to see the PnR switch with Dwight just being the end of his night. Also pretty crazy to see how torched LA was without AD on the floor.

@deandrepage1048 3 года назад

Lakers trying to give Anthony Davis a few minutes of rest on the bench. 😅😅😅😅 Gotta add a Center that actually wants to be the 1st Unit Center plus can GUARANTEE YOU DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING = Boogie Cousins even if his defense isn't the best.

@SeniorMeow 3 года назад

This is a great break down

@Dhjjy30 Год назад

Fast forward to 2023. This aged gracefully and AD is in fact a cheat code in the playoffs.

@tysparks598 3 года назад

Anyone remember Davis in the 2012 NCAA championship game? He dominated without even scoring much at all. He IS the real unicorn.

@vishalsagi2842 3 года назад

This man has never made a bad video

@nkrumansantos1794 3 года назад

AD is the real MVP of this playoffs. When he has a bad game, the Lakers lose. When he has a great game (even without big numbers), the Lakers become almost unstopable. The best way to reduce AD's impact on defense is to star Olynyk. He is not as good as Adebayo but his game forces AD out of the paint and creates better offense for the Heat. Adebayo should become the 6th Man off the bench and help Jimmy get some time off too. Spoelstra and most coaches like to force their best hands over the Lakers wich is a bad thing to do. Thats why I think that Boston would be a bigger natural problem for the Lakers. They can play 5 out without compromising rebounding and defense.

@Sportsexperimentsubscriberswit 3 года назад

@lucwijngaard8413 3 года назад

He's so underrated as a defender, which sounds strange when talking about a former DPOY. But people forget to look at that!

@jacobcardinal8041 3 года назад

He never won dpoy tho

@Cheese-zm7bt 3 года назад

At 1:09, AD starts going to intercept the pass to Tucker, after just one dribble from Covington(?). There's no motion yet of him passing the ball and not driving it all the way.

@Parsa-je1vd 2 года назад

he probably read his eyes or simply saw the weak side corner open and went to cover the passing lane

@determinationterminal5692 3 года назад

thank you for this analysis ....no one explained it ....they all just say its over for Miami, but not why

@radwanavised 3 года назад

A One Punch Man and Seinfeld reference ! Amazing content also

@rudyvega3762 3 года назад

Best breakdown for Anthony Davis defense

@fearthecarrots4356 3 года назад

Better Analogy than Basketball Breakdown.

@AC030 3 года назад

Give AD credit, he wanted to come to a big market for this very purpose- so people can notice how dominant a player he really is. Needless to say he was still great in New Orleans, but the amount of attention he's getting now and even throughout the regular season is immeasurable to what he was getting before.

@rich25375 3 года назад

Fire content

@dylanlee45alien 3 года назад

Finally someone talks about his defense

@seeanthonyn 3 года назад

AD = Defensive anchor, Lebron = Offensive engine. Best duo in the NBA!

@Oppenheimer1967 3 года назад

Harden/Kd👀👀👀👀

@siddharthgundala4285 3 года назад

Can you do a video how defending has evolved...like how you need so much more skill now compared to previous generations...and you need to be more versatile and post defense isn't as important

@noahlandkaioken1192 3 года назад

If you want skilled Defenders , look at MJ highlights or The Glove or Michael Cooper . They had techniques that only a few today have mastered because of how careful you have to be on the ball while using them because it's pretty easy for an average defender to commit stupid fools with them

@cristianosala5332 3 года назад

@@noahlandkaioken1192 I think defending is way harder now, no handchecking, much more ball movement, you have to be more versatile (I can't imagine Mutombo o Ewing defending on stretch bigs, or Stockton on LeBron or Ben Simmons). If defenders like AD, Giannis, Smart, Simmons, Holiday, Jimmy, Kawhi...would have played in the 80s or 90s It would have been almost impossible to score on them.

@toomuchfails 3 года назад

@@cristianosala5332 Really? Do you think of immobile statues when you think of Mutombo or Ewing? Kids...

@anthonycelestin3559 3 года назад

Hakeem, David Robinson and Orlando Shaq were agile & quick enough to switch & guard the perimeter in today’s NBA. People are surprised about Shaq but Orlando Shaq was much smaller

@Josh.Pointer 3 года назад

Cristiano Sala there’s only a few big men from back then who can possibly do a guard job at guarding the perimeter in today’s game. Doesn’t have to be very elite, just good. And also yes, in today’s game you have to be a wizard, but I’m pretty sure rim protection if more valuable than perimeter checking

@brandonling1921 3 года назад

It’s hard because Davis is a 6ft 10inch with a 7ft 5.5inch wingspan but, he can play, move and guard like a wing.

@geordiejones5618 2 года назад

If he could stay as healthy as Giannis, he'd be in the GOAT conversation and have a few MVPs by now.

@dogukanturksoy1577 3 года назад

Davis documentary 5:35 "Davis is a different animal"

@PatrickStarfist 3 года назад

He's like Jaws in the rim. Heat want to attack the rim but the Jaws's music keep playing

@alifherrfian7183 3 года назад

best big man of 10s and 20s

@OludayoKolawole 3 года назад

His Game 6 defense was even better

@TheOriginalGankstar 3 года назад

AD was just as important as Bron in game 4 but it isn't being talked about enough. He might have actually been more key.

@woopityscoop2863 3 года назад

Yikes after watching this I feel like I've been sleeping on AD's defensive capability. Giannis is a freak, but AD brings way more to the table and he anchors the defense at every level. Not just the paint. Defense is tough to pay attention to.

@fajaribrh 3 года назад

AD, what a beast

@GabrielGoltz7 3 года назад

The most dominant defensive finals performance ever.

@HashBrown99Gaming 3 года назад

You clearly haven't seen Olajuwan. Greatest defensive player up there with Bill Russell.

@bigwilly43729 3 года назад

This is fun to watch after seeing how the Lakers looked without him vs the Suns. I'm no doctor, and don't think his injury history is *that* big of a deal, but his impact when he's not available can't be ignored.

@TheTEN24 3 года назад

Definitely some impressive clips and it’s obvious people don’t wanna shoot with him around and for good reason.

@ParkerBai92 3 года назад

I have a question for anyone who knows basketball analytics. In hockey and soccer, there's a stat called "expected goals" which takes all the shot attempts and the league avg shooting percentages from all the shot locations to determine essentially how many goals should be or should've been scored in the game. Is there a stat like this in basketball?

@peterpan3022 3 года назад

its not quite the same but true shooting percentage ist somewhat similar. just from the other point of view basically (not "how likely is this shot going in" but "how likely is this player/team to make this shot".

@jgaming1045 3 года назад

That’s the 2020 defensive player of the year

@imperial7873 3 года назад

Excellent

@aidanfionncastralleva5424 3 года назад

Hello Ben, suppose you can read this, which one between LeBron or AD will you choose to be the FMVP

@jard711 3 года назад

Damn, I'm early. Sweet.

@erix4erix 3 года назад

Thanks

@christianroylammawin5101 3 года назад

He is clearly the Defensive Player of the Year.. Giannis cant even guard Butler during their series..

@ASMRblack 3 года назад

He listened to his coach, and either way the next game after Jimmy dropped 40 he held Jimmy to 1-9 shooting when guarding him so get yo dumbass on

@winter9242 3 года назад

Cant even guard? Lol if you saw those game giannis wasn't the main defender on JB and that's bud's fault since he isnt able to make adjustments on both offense and defense

@ramza1177 3 года назад

Please give him the MVP

@sponko 3 года назад

no soup for you!! (we like sienfield references)

@kawhileonardsburner6792 3 года назад

This guy knows his basketball

@PlaySA 3 года назад

Dude's got the craziest frealomg Gibbon arms I've ever seen. He could pass something straight to you through a second story window

@Cobusftwmahoniez 3 года назад

AD is insane

@jaq562 3 года назад

Defensive Player of the Year

@JuanTonSoupXP 2 года назад

I can’t wait for the team to be healthy next year. There was so much potential this season but injuries ruined it, alongside the rest of the league.

@unknownuser5645 3 года назад

I believe Butler should take the open 3s and midrange jumpers if the Heat want to have a chance getting game 5.

@Alpha-ix5tq 3 года назад

Can you do a video on clutch stats. The NBA’s official clutch stats are in the last 5 minutes if the game is within 5 which is obviously flawed. I think it should be the last 5 minutes if the game is ever within 5 in those last 5 minutes instead of being within 5 at the 5 minute mark

@nbaclips4040 3 года назад

4:47 we know what you did Ben, Devil at a time lol

@robertj8451 3 года назад

also the way to counter AD is with with traditional post play from a post player with size. but they heat dont have one

@deepmindofx8148 3 года назад

AD’s recovery is the defensive Skyhook

@billabong272 3 года назад

Yup

@kuzeybektas7542 3 года назад

What's the music in the first 30 seconds?

@docjjp 3 года назад

How much would it help right now for Miami to have Dragic or any other lead guard to facilitate? If you want to put Davis on Jimmy but then make him a cutter rather than a lead ball handler, does that help to take some of his impact away? Jimmy's not exactly a knockdown a shooter, so maybe he just cheats off him and goes back to being a roaming help monster, but it seems like it might help to be less predictable and have him out of the main action on every play.

@abcxyz-py8ui Год назад

He's great but there should be bigger shout-out on the coaching staff on this adjustments

@steveridgeway3488 3 года назад

he said S CLASS 😹😹✊🏾

@gabrieltoledano5560 3 года назад

NO SOUP FOR YOU A Bballbreakdown and Seinfeld reference!

@yacinetaibi5835 3 года назад

I'm more impressed in his durability this season as he usually get injured and miss valuable games at least once a season... But this season he turned into a beast... Definitely lebron is training him 😂