

THE CONTEXT

Restricted area shots are the most valuable shots on the floor, worth 1.2 points per attempt league-wide. Preventing layups and dunks should be the No. 1 priority for every defense. And the Kings did it better than any other team in the league.

But they were still a below-average defensive team for the 10th straight season (the league's longest active streak). They may have prevented a lot of layups and dunks, but they didn't defend the ones they allowed very well.

Furthermore, the 2015-16 Kings allowed more 3-pointers than any other defense in NBA history. They allowed the most attempts in the league and ranked 23rd in opponent 3-point percentage. According to SportVU, only one team (Oklahoma City) contested a lower percentage of its opponents' jump shots.