What are the counterexamples of "defending the championship" in NBA history?

1 1 Mavericks who are against the current high vote answer are counter examples.

1 1 Under the leadership of Carlisle, the Mavericks reached the peak of regional attack and joint defense. Otherwise, a single-core Nowitzki won't even qualify for the Western Conference, let alone win the championship.

1 1, the Mavericks beat the Blazers 4-2 in the first round. The Blazers averaged 88 points in six games, while the Blazers' main force Aldridge averaged only 22 points. In the Western Conference semifinals, the Mavericks faced the Lakers with two consecutive championships. To be honest, from the regular season record, no one is optimistic about the Mavericks. However, Kobe Bryant's knee injury worsened in the playoffs, and Carlisle restricted the Lakers' inside line with defense. After four games, it was clean and tidy, limited to the Lakers' average of 88 points per game.

In the Western Conference finals, the Mavericks faced the maturing Thunder three times. If it is less than the attack, a Nowitzki Gatry and a nerve knife will not be smashed for 3 seconds. Carlisle's tactics are to protect rebounds, play half-court positional warfare, never start, and have no power to fight back against Thunder. Throughout the series, Nowitzki was fined 6 1(5 games) and was fined 12 per game, which shows how badly the Mavericks played this game.

In the final, when everyone was not optimistic, the Mavericks "defeated the strong with the weak" and played a weak team final, beating the mighty Heat Big Three 4-2, which also made the prediction of James J.S.Wong 1, 2,3 or more a joke. James,

Average 17.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.8 assists 1.7 steals, 0.5 blocks and 4.0 turnovers in six finals. Isn't this the role of defense? Is it because he left his eyesight at home?

Average 17.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.8 assists 1.7 steals, 0.5 blocks and 4.0 turnovers in six finals. Isn't this the role of defense? Is it because he left his eyesight at home?

So I think that the Mavericks in 1 1 year are not counterexamples of "winning by defense", but a perfect case of "winning by defense". With the excellent defense system and defense experts such as Marion, Stevenson, Kidd and Chandler, Mavericks became a rare successful case in history in which a single-core team won the championship.

So I think that the Mavericks in 1 1 year are not counterexamples of "winning by defense", but a perfect case of "winning by defense". With the excellent defense system and defense experts such as Marion, Stevenson, Kidd and Chandler, Mavericks became a rare successful case in history in which a single-core team won the championship.