The Cleveland Cavaliers are smothering their opponents with their defense. Their ability to go in and out of a zone defense has kept their opposing teams guessing. Also, it has helped them hide their ...

Down by as much as 13 points against the Rockets, the Cavs found a defensive spark in their zone-based scheme from big man Jarrett Allen.

While that is not all true (Penn State had 89 possessions of zone defense last season), the frequency with which the Nittany Lions have used zone defense recently has stood out. Per Synergy Sports ...