"For a long time, it reminded me of a down year, if that makes sense, because we lost in the Finals to the Pistons, so I’m like, ‘I don’t want to remember 2004’, but you can’t escape the ...

2004 Pistons, 2003 Spurs and 2000 Lakers. All four teams ranked third or better on defense through 25 games. Kidd has been a part of two NBA championship teams — the aforementioned 2011 ...