There is no escaping the NBA's small-ball craze. There is only accepting it, dealing with it, surviving it.
And, if you're lucky, beating it.
To see which teams are best at impeding small-ball lineups, we'll turn to our previous rankings of the 10 best undersized arrangements:
Using NBA.com's lineup data, we are going to isolate how each top combination has played against every team in the Association. The opponents with the highest combined plus/minus marks against these arrangements will be dubbed the best small-ball stoppers.
Sample sizes will vary drastically, so teams must have faced at least five of the top 10 small-ball groups to qualify for main mention, and we'll only be acknowledging those squads that have a plus/minus better than zero during these matchups.
Honorable Mentions
Cleveland Cavaliers
Plus/Minus vs. Small-Ball Craze: +9
The Cleveland Cavaliers, who also deploy one of the league's 10 best small-ball lineups, actually have the best plus/minus against such combinations. But they have only squared off ag ...
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Article written by Dan Favale
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