At his age he can’t really play great defense for a full game but when he’s locked in, Lebrons wing defense is absurd. Even last year against the nuggets, jokic was inefficient on isos against Lebron(small sample size obviously)
by MazKhan
@Los Angeles Lakers
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Fucked up title, should’ve been “against them”
LeBron is an elite defender when he wants. In regular season it is usually a handful of games if much, but in playoffs he is usually still a very good defender.
These days, LeBron is a really bad matchup for Kawhi. Kawhi isn’t fast enough anymore to get by him, and he can’t bully LeBron with physicality either, LeBron is a lot stronger than he is.
Kawhi will get his because he’s quite good at contested midrange jump shots, and there isn’t a ton you can do about those other than make them tough. But LeBron seems to relish guarding Kawhi, and when he’s locked in he’s more than a match for him.