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What is the ‘Kornet Kontest,’ Boston Celtics’ big man Luke Kornet’s atypical defensive strategy?

By now, most hardcore fans of the Boston Celtics have heard of the unique defensive strategy used by backup big man Luke Kornet to contest perimeter shots with the Celtics this season. Dubbed the “Kornet Kontest” and even the “Korntest” by appreciative fans and skeptical analysts, it has produced some positive early returns this season even while leaving the Vanderbilt alumnus out of position to rebound the miss (at least, when they miss, anyway).

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