{"id":130954,"date":"2025-03-26T15:51:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T19:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=130954"},"modified":"2025-03-27T00:43:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T04:43:54","slug":"kristaps-porzingis-defensive-imapct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/26\/kristaps-porzingis-defensive-imapct\/","title":{"rendered":"Crucial Stat Highlights Kristaps Porzi\u0146\u0123is’ Defensive Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kristaps Porzi\u0146\u0123is<\/a> is quietly one of the best rim protectors in the NBA. The 7-foot-2 big man transforms the Boston Celtics’ defense<\/a> with his elite rim protection and versatility. Impressively, Porzi\u0146\u0123is leads the league in rim defensive field goal percentage vs. expected, with a -14.7 percentage difference\u00a0this stat shows how much worse (or better) opposing players shoot at the rim when contested by a specific player. Porzi\u0146\u0123is<\/a> posts a DFG of 48.5 at the rim and a 43.3 DFG overall. Let’s dive further into Porzi\u0146\u0123is’ incredible defensive impact.<\/p>\n

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