Better Defensive team: 2004 Detroit Pistons or 2008 Boston Celtics

[Yung D-Will]

Detroit Pistons

PG: Chauncey Billups/Lindsey Hunter
SG: Richard Hamilton/Mike James
SF: Tayshaun Prince/Corliss Williamson
PF: Rasheed Wallace/Mehmet Okur
C: Ben Wallace/Elden Campbell

-Gave up only 84.3 points per game
-Defensive rating 95.4
- Had 5 straight games where they gave up 70 points or less



Boston Celtics

PG: Rajon Rondo/Eddie House
SG: Ray Allen/ Tony Allen
SF: Paul Pierce/ James Posey
PF :Kevin Garnett/Glen Davis/Leon Powe
C: Kendrick Perkings/PJ Brown

-Gave up only 90.3 points per game
-Defensive rating 98.9
-Remember 04 was the year before the rules changed which countered hand checking and forced the defensive three seconds which made it harder on defensive teams.

[AK47DR91]

Detroit shut down selfish Kobe. Boston shut down matured Kobe.

Celtics will the way!!!!

[DuMa]

04 Pistons

[ShaqAttack3234]

'04 Pistons, I've never seen a defensive team quite like them after they got Sheed.

[Batz]

08 celtics.

[matts290]

08 Celtics, as much as a celtic hater as I am, they were nasty on defense. 10 Celtics were nearly as good in my opinion, but they were older and the Lakers brought way more defensive intensity IMO.

[flintstone]

Easy.........the Pistons.

[chains5000]

Pistons IMO.
They were great defensively and then they got Sheed...

[Desperado]

Detroit shut down selfish Kobe. Boston shut down matured Kobe.

Celtics will the way!!!!

The 04 Pistons and both the Celtics teams Kobe played in the Finals would have beat any of the teams Jordan played in the Finals.

[PurpleChuck]

The 04 Pistons and both the Celtics teams Kobe played in the Finals would have beat any of the teams Jordan played in the Finals.

Bad Boys Pistons say hi.

[OldSchoolBBall]

The 04 Pistons and both the Celtics teams Kobe played in the Finals would have beat any of the teams Jordan played in the Finals.

The Celts maybe (only the Blazers and Jazz would give them trouble); definitely not the Pistons, however.

[AK47DR91]

The 04 Pistons and both the Celtics teams Kobe played in the Finals would have beat any of the teams Jordan played in the Finals.

Not the '96-'98 years, and it's not because of just Jordan either. Rodman and Pippen.

Not even sure about the '89-'93 Bulls either because Jordan was like a God those years. But two guys would have a hard time beating Pistons and Celtics.

I know Kobe is great but Jordan was a God for like 8-10 years!

[Desperado]

Bad Boys Pistons say hi.

The Celtics and Pistons would would destroy any of those teams. Especially those Utah teams, the Sonics and the Blazers.

[Durant35]

The 04 Pistons and both the Celtics teams Kobe played in the Finals would have beat any of the teams Jordan played in the Finals.

F*ck you Kobe N*thugger. I hope you burn in hell. Jordan played against some of the best defensive teams in NBA History.

Jordan would average more than 36 ppg in today's NBA.

35 yrs.old Jordan >>>>>>>>>> 32 yrs.old Kobe

[Desperado]

F*ck you Kobe N*thugger. I hope you burn in hell. Jordan played against some of the best defensive teams in NBA History.

Jordan would average more than 36 ppg in today's NBA.

35 yrs.old Jordan >>>>>>>>>> 32 yrs.old Kobe

Damn calm down Lebron23.