NBA Finals 2014: How The Spurs Defended LeBron James’ 3rd Quarter Frenzy

Again, Diaw is on LeBron. This time, however, Diaw is much more ready and in a better defensive position. He’s giving LeBron the allotted space that he deserves (respects his drive), but also has a hand in his face. That’s as well as a player like Diaw can guard LeBron, without getting beat off the drive.

LeBron simply looks-off Diaw and nails him with a jumper. At this point, there’s not much Diaw can do. LeBron is already heating up. He’s in a zone and doesn’t need much space to get off a jumper — that’s a bad combination when going up against LeBron.