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P.J. Tucker one point shy of making NBA All-Defensive team

The results for the NBA All-Defensive selections are in, and fan-favorite and elite defender, P.J. Tucker, unfortunately did not make a team.

Tucker received 1 first team vote and 36 second team votes for a total of 38 points. The Rockets frontcourt man was one point shy of tying Kawhi Leonard for a forward spot.

How Tucker was beat out by Leonard is perplexing. Leonard, while always an elite defender, played only 60 games this year on an average of 34 minutes per game, averaged 1.