Synergy tracking has counted only two teams in the NBA who have trapped around pick-and-rolls this season: the Golden State Warriors and the Brooklyn Nets. The total number of traps the Warriors have tallied (44) and the total number of traps the Nets have tallied (11) is a chasm — but the Warriors, curiously, have allowed opponents to score 1.175 points per possession on a trapped pick-and-roll, which isn’t a particularly good number to be giving up.
However, the Warriors have used their trapping scheme to set the tone for the rest of their defensive efforts in a given game.