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It Starts with Stops When trying to define the Warriors of the past three decades, terms that come to mind are run-and-gun, or defense optional. Amazing, then, that this year's team boasts the NBA's top D, allowing just 97.3 points per 100 possessions. Credit power forward Draymond Green, who is skilled enough to guard all five positions and is one of just four players to average 1.4 bpg and 1.6 spg this year. And center Andrew Bogut, who holds foes to 41.9 percent at the rim, fifth among NBA bigs. His interior prowess allows the Warriors to deploy a cadre of long, quick wings who switch on virtually all screens that don't involve the big Aussie. "The screen-and-roll is the hardest thing to guard," says coach Steve Kerr. "So switching helps us contain penetration." And the stats below show just how effective that strategy has been.