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 ...

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

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

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?

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.