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‘Tired of giving up 90 points a game,’ Duke finally finds its defense against Pitt

It happened on the second possession of Duke’s game against Pittsburgh Wednesday night.

Senior guard Grayson Allen stole a pass, dribbled the ball down court, and threw an alley-oop to freshman forward Marvin Bagley III, who slammed it in.

But when they ran back on defense, all five players on the floor did something they hadn’t done all season:

They slapped the floor.

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“We didn’t plan it,” Allen said.