Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird, all players who have historically impacted the game of basketball. More specifically, the closing minutes of some of the greatest games of all time.

NBA fans have historically held offensively clutch players in high regard, but what about on the defensive end?


In this video essay we break down the clutch plays of one of the NBA's best superstar defenders, Luguentz “Lu” Dort.

The Oklahoma City Thunder wing has a history of locking up players like Damian Lillard, LeBron James, and many more. Against the Los Angeles Clippers, he recently shut down Kawhi Leonard in the closing seconds, further cementing himself as an All-Defensive Team caliber player.

Welcome to The Dorture Chamber

0:00 To Be Clutch
0:24 Lu Dort vs Kawhi Leonard
1:00 Lu Dort vs LeBron James
1:24 Lu Dort vs De'Aaron Fox
1:56 Oklahoma City Thunder Clutch Stats
2:54 Dort vs The NBA
3:24 Dort vs Damian Lillard
4:09 Thunder vs Trailblazers
4:20 Dort vs Luka Dončić
5:08 Dort vs DeMar DeRozan
5:30 Shai & Dort vs Washington Wizards
6:10 How he does it
8:12 Welcome to The Dorture Chamber