1. The Utah Jazz defense, on a string
Umm, so, Utah has won 20 of 21 -- with 18 (!) of those wins coming by at least 10 points. That is historic (regular-season) dominance.
Most of the adulation has gone to the offense -- a meld of individual brilliance and Quin Snyder's whirring "advantage basketball" system. But you don't win that many games by that many points without being great at everything, and Utah is up to No. 2 in points allowed per possession -- defending with the same synchrony that powers their offense.
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