Win the boards. The Wizards have a great opportunity to dominate the boards and hold down the paint. Walker Kessler is out so ...

The Jazz jumped out to a 16-point lead in the first quarter, but the Sixers rallied to take the lead in the second quarter ...

One of the lone bright defensive spots of the night came from two-way player Oscar Tshiebwe, who was by far the Jazz’s best ...

The Wizards want their rookie big man to have an easier time in the paint. It starts with aggressiveness and playing through contact.

The Jazz want the initial defender to try and stay in front and for a second player to come help in the paint — but that initial defense is easily ran over and the second player helping ...

Walker Kessler absolutely controlled the paint — the Jazz outscored ... players developing to grow into significant players for the next good Jazz team. I asked Will Hardy if that was gratifying ...

Detroit’s defense has stifled opponents during its stretch of winning 10 of its last 11 games, with Jalen Duren leading the way.

The real story of this battle was in its finish, however. Utah held a flimsy seven-point cushion heading into the final minutes and blinked as the T-Wolves took the lead on a 10-to-2 run with just ...

But it was a clean play; Collins had gone straight ... Potentially related? The Jazz allowed just 6 points in the paint in the third quarter, in which the team erased a double-digit deficit.