Michigan State's Tre Holloman, right, moves the ball as Indiana's Myles Rice defends during the first half on Tuesday, Feb.

Simply, a zone defense has a defender guarding an area instead of a specific player. The Cavs play a 2-3 zone that adapts to ...

becoming the defense of choice. Even so, there are still reasons to throw in a zone now and again. One is simply variety. No NBA team plays the same scheme for 48 minutes, 82 games a season.

In this episode he discusses when and why a team might use a zone defense.

Head coach Scott Drew implemented a 1-3-1 zone defense against No. 6 Houston in the wake of a starting center Josh Ojianwuna’s season-ending knee injury. It was a rocky debut, but nevertheless offered ...

Each NBA squad's rankings across multiple defensive categories are provided in this article, if you are curious where everyone stacks up before today's action. Check out all of the latest NBA news ...

Indiana basketball relied on a zone defense they’ve rarely used for a prolonged period of time during the Mike Woodson era in ...

The Warriors threw a zone at the Lakers to help drive their rally late in Game 1. How effective will it prove after L.A. has a chance to watch tape?

As a player, he never played in a zone defense and he had success against opponents that did. He accepted the common ...

Up by one to start the fourth quarter, the Oklahoma City Thunder had done enough to not only hang in a game against one of the best teams in basketball but be in a position to knock off the ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder have faced a zone defense for 174 possessions this season. In those possessions, the Thunder are posting 1.116 points per possession ranking in the 77th percentile.