Celtics vs. Warriors, NBA Finals

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  • Celtics in 4

    Votes: 6 1.5%
  • Celtics in 5

    Votes: 18 4.6%
  • Celtics in 6

    Votes: 146 37.2%
  • Celtics in 7

    Votes: 127 32.4%
  • Warriors in 4

    Votes: 1 0.3%
  • Warriors in 5

    Votes: 23 5.9%
  • Warriors in 6

    Votes: 56 14.3%
  • Warriors in 7

    Votes: 15 3.8%

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Do we think GS will try to push pace more? That is the other way to juice the offense and play to their strengths a bit.

They are not a huge trapping/pressing team but you wonder if they might throw some of that in, especially with their bench unit (perhaps trying Kuminga/Moody as part of those units?) If i were Kerr I'd be trying to figure out how to generate more points from anyone not named "Steph Curry"
I think that’s why Ime subbed so much in the first.. he anticipated that GS would want to run.. instead of trying to slow them down he seemed to want to run with them and then immediately run them back on defense. Boston with its rotations has been great in the fourth when they seem to have fresher legs and the other team’s stars look absolutely gassed (Durant, Giannis, Butler and even Curry last night)
 

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The most likely GSW adjustment for game 2 is "do the same stuff but with way more intensity/force", which is often the best game 2 adjustment a team can make in the playoffs.
Around the margins, I can see trying to surround Steph with more shooters and spacing during crunch time. Playing Draymond and Iguodala at the same time was not one of Kerr's finer moments. I think we'll see more Porter Jr, and I think Kerr might at least roll the dice with the "Death Poole" lineup (Steph, Poole and Klay) for stretches, although that's likely to be exposed over time by BOS. In general, I struggle to see any major tactics besides continuing to crash the boards, get in transition, and hoping for Boston to regress from behind the arc.

This actually reminds me a bit of that 1990-1991 Lakers team who lost to the Bulls 4-1. Magic and Worthy looked OLD in that series against a younger and hungrier team.
I've been beating the drum on this comp for a few weeks now. I'm glad to see it hold up so far, without the "painfully dropping a close G1" part that the Bulls experienced.
 

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GS going box-and-one on Tatum as often as they did is the ultimate sign of respect, as far as scheming for a guy. And he shredded them for it, now we just need him to make shots lol.
 

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Do we think GS will try to push pace more? That is the other way to juice the offense and play to their strengths a bit.

They are not a huge trapping/pressing team but you wonder if they might throw some of that in, especially with their bench unit (perhaps trying Kuminga/Moody as part of those units?) If i were Kerr I'd be trying to figure out how to generate more points from anyone not named "Steph Curry"
BOS won the points of TO+ Fast Break Points 33-21, which interestingly enough was the margin of victory.

The only way GSW is going to be able to push the pace is to get TOs or do something to make BOS miss more.

I think they are going to try to start being more physical on defense to get more TOs. GSW committed 16 PFs last night; I suspect that number is going up.
 

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Do we think GS will try to push pace more? That is the other way to juice the offense and play to their strengths a bit.

They are not a huge trapping/pressing team but you wonder if they might throw some of that in, especially with their bench unit (perhaps trying Kuminga/Moody as part of those units?) If i were Kerr I'd be trying to figure out how to generate more points from anyone not named "Steph Curry"
Here's the main issue with that. This is an older Warriors team with a TON of mileage on their key guys. If you're going to ask Curry, Klay and Draymond to exert that much energy just to create baskets, you may see more than one 4th quarter fade in this series. That, to me, is the Golden State weakness: They haven't been this deep in the playoffs since their key players were quite a bit younger. Maintaining that energy and intensity with 32-34 year olds is no easy task.

This actually reminds me a bit of that 1990-1991 Lakers team who lost to the Bulls 4-1. Magic and Worthy looked OLD in that series against a younger and hungrier team.
The "How the Warriors came back to win this" story probably has to do with making some offensive adjustments, including to personnel, that can flummox the Celtics for a while, combined with good old fashioned pressure on the Celtics weak points - not taking care of the ball and not controlling their defensive glass. At the same time, they stick with their defensive approach that frustrated Tatum and count on Horford, White, and Smart not having too many games where they collectively shoot 15-22 from three.

The "How the Celtics won this" story seems simpler and more intuitive: address the weaknesses that appeared from time to time in game 1 (losing Steph so often, losing control of the defensive boards), taking care of the ball, finding ways to get Tatum untracked, and being there late.
 

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A few potential areas for GSW to try...
  • More off-ball screening to get switches on to the quick shooters. We saw some down success for them where their big would set a down screen and our big didn't switch and move fast enough to prevent the catch and shoot (I'm thinking of a Klay play from the corner specifically).
  • More active hands and aggression on defense as the ball passes half-court, looking to cause TOs and get the fast break going. This was what killed the Cs in the Heat series. The Warriors need more easy baskets and this feels like the most likely source.
  • Mix in more back-cuts for Klay and Steph. The Cs have been playing the denial pretty heavily. It seems like they started off by protecting the rim more, but not sure how many cuts to the basket the Warriors were even attempting late in the game.
  • More Steph switches on to bigs, followed by drive, pass, and attack close-outs. The bigs started getting real up on Steph after being switched on him in the second half. He should be able to blow by and put the Cs in rotation. When he did drive he was mostly looking for shots which were floaters or mediocre looks. If he can find lanes to kick and put the Cs in rotation, the Warriors will find open outside shots eventually.
I don't know. I'm not sure any of those are real. But they could add up.
I think GSW tried all of this and by the 4Q it wasn't working.

I think one major adjustment Kerr can make is to sit Poole and play Kuminga or Moody.
 

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Playing Poole more might enable them to play Steph off the ball. They were running a ton of pick-and-roll, way more than I remember them ever doing. It worked when Boston played drop coverage like Steph was Jrue Holliday, and repeatedly lost him in transition, but those looks dried up when Boston cleaned that stuff up defensively. At that point, they're left with Steph hunting mismatches, which gums up their offense and isn't really how the Warriors like to play.

Back in the day, in response, they'd run everything through Iggy to get Steph off the ball. They should not do that in 2022. Poole gives them the extra ball handling they need, and they could try to
test how Marcus will be able to stay with Steph off-ball, but it's hard to see them withstanding that defensively, especially if it's Looney coming off the floor.
 

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I just read the Warriors are 4-7 in home finals games without Durant, and have lost their last 4 in a row.
I just looked it up. The core of the Warriors(Steph, Klay, Dray) is 8-1 in the Finals(4-1 in 16/17 and 4-0 in 17/18) with KD and 9-12 without him(4-2 in 14/15, 3-4 in 15/16, 2-4 in 18/19 with KD on the sidelines after his Achilles, and 0-1 this year). Yes, you are right on the Finals home games. They lost all 3 home games vs. Toronto and last night.
 

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Might be in here or game thread somewhere, but Tatum's 13 assists are an NBA record for a player in his first Finals game.
 

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Aren't all on/off charts of superstars similar?
This was my thought...the Tatum on/offs have been extreme on both ends for awhile. I don't see why this was interesting, except for the fact that a lot of those teams had prime KD and Klay.
 

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Agreed. And with 2 days rest between games, this is big. @radsoxfan, any comments on what you saw?
I was definitely encouraged, I thought he looked far better than Game 7 against Miami. He had 4 blocks, closer to his normal self out there.

I agree the extra time between games will be big for him. I think we’re probably too far out from a partial meniscectomy (more than 2 months now) to say this is entirely typical.

What’s still bothering him? Bone bruise, meniscus issue, cartilage damage, loose body, random inflammation, who knows. He has missed time with left knee problems in his career even before the recent tear….. let’s just hope we get this version for another 3-6 games.
 

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I was definitely encouraged, I thought he looked far better than Game 7 against Miami. He had 4 blocks, closer to his normal self out there.

I agree the extra time between games will be big for him. I think we’re probably too far out from a partial meniscectomy (more than 2 months now) to say this is entirely typical.

What’s still bothering him? Bone bruise, meniscus issue, cartilage damage, loose body, random inflammation, who knows. He has missed time with left knee problems in his career even before the recent tear….. let’s just hope we get this version for another 3-6 games.
Always like your updates.

The good news now is that Marcus looks better, and the small lineups work, so they can go 7 deep while treating TL's minutes as gravy.
 

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Might be in here or game thread somewhere, but Tatum's 13 assists are an NBA record for a player in his first Finals game.
This is a key point to how the Celtics can win the series. I only saw a few moments of Frustrated Jayson. There was one bad pass/TO and an immediate foul by JT. There were a couple of complaints about noncall. But for the most part, he sized up the officiating and defensive realities and adjusted his game to remain productive. That’s a leader and a winner.

I think Boston is less reliant on Tatum‘s scoring than GS is on Curry’s. If a low-scoring JT can still facilitate and play excellent D, the Cs are gonna be a tough out.
 

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Playing Poole more might enable them to play Steph off the ball. They were running a ton of pick-and-roll, way more than I remember them ever doing. It worked when Boston played drop coverage like Steph was Jrue Holliday, and repeatedly lost him in transition, but those looks dried up when Boston cleaned that stuff up defensively. At that point, they're left with Steph hunting mismatches, which gums up their offense and isn't really how the Warriors like to play.

Back in the day, in response, they'd run everything through Iggy to get Steph off the ball. They should not do that in 2022. Poole gives them the extra ball handling they need, and they could try to
test how Marcus will be able to stay with Steph off-ball, but it's hard to see them withstanding that defensively, especially if it's Looney coming off the floor.
Yes it's only one game, but Poole was -19 last night, which seems about right. (Porter was -18 even though he made 4-5 3Ps, which is crazy.) Look at Poole's "defense" in this JB highlight video, particularly on a JB turnaround (0:15), JB's dunk (0:30), Poole's failure to rotate on a JT 3P and then giving up on the play after JT strips him (1:36), and one of JB's 3Ps in the 4Q (2:03). That might be okay during the regular season but isn't going to fly.

Side note: after watching the JB highlight video, my takeaway is that if JB is going to score on Wiggins, GSW has absolutely no one who can handle him.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-W3bW0gNEE
 

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This is a key point to how the Celtics can win the series. I only saw a few moments of Frustrated Jayson. There was one bad pass/TO and an immediate foul by JT. There were a couple of complaints about noncall. But for the most part, he sized up the officiating and defensive realities and adjusted his game to remain productive. That’s a leader and a winner.

I think Boston is less reliant on Tatum‘s scoring than GS is on Curry’s. If a low-scoring JT can still facilitate and play excellent D, the Cs are gonna be a tough out.
This.

Instead of looking like a 24 year old in his first finals game, Tatum looked like a grizzled veteran out there last night who eventually knew his shot was a little off and he adjusted beautifully...and his teammates picked him up off of all those created open shots.
 

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Playing Poole more might enable them to play Steph off the ball. They were running a ton of pick-and-roll, way more than I remember them ever doing. It worked when Boston played drop coverage like Steph was Jrue Holliday, and repeatedly lost him in transition, but those looks dried up when Boston cleaned that stuff up defensively. At that point, they're left with Steph hunting mismatches, which gums up their offense and isn't really how the Warriors like to play.

Back in the day, in response, they'd run everything through Iggy to get Steph off the ball. They should not do that in 2022. Poole gives them the extra ball handling they need, and they could try to
test how Marcus will be able to stay with Steph off-ball, but it's hard to see them withstanding that defensively, especially if it's Looney coming off the floor.
We can only hope Steph and Poole are on the floor together as much as possible. We’ll have clean looks and penetrating lanes for the final 3 games of this series if this is Kerr’s play. Poole has been nothing less than horrific in these playoffs.
 

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This.

Instead of looking like a 24 year old in his first finals game, Tatum looked like a grizzled veteran out there last night who eventually knew his shot was a little off and he adjusted beautifully...and his teammates picked him up off of all those created open shots.
I mentioned his maturity last series especially in G7 when he ran our offense and calmly facilitated open looks down the stretch for Smart and Horford. Results be damned on those looks he made the correct reads under pressure and made these same reads last night…..the shots just happened to go down.
 

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Does Ime look to start Grant instead of Rob on Sunday? The success of the 4 out 1 in lineup with Horford as the big was so successful at the end of the game. You could go Smart/Brown/Tatum/Grant/Al and Rob could come in the game in spurts and be the 1 big. Another option is to start White but I don't want to interrupt the flow of what he brings off the bench.
 

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I think that’s why Ime subbed so much in the first.. he anticipated that GS would want to run.. instead of trying to slow them down he seemed to want to run with them and then immediately run them back on defense. Boston with its rotations has been great in the fourth when they seem to have fresher legs and the other team’s stars look absolutely gassed (Durant, Giannis, Butler and even Curry last night)
I talked about this briefly in the game thread. People need to not be surprised when he runs Theis and Grant out there in the 1st half of games.

There is an elephant in the room with Golden State.

Steph Curry: 34 years old
Klay: 32 years old
Dray: 32 years old
Wiggins: 27 years old
Iggy: 38 years old
Otto Porter turned 29 today (Happy Birthday Otto, sorry we fucked it up)

Shit, Gary Payton II is now 29.5 years old.

If Kerr wants to run the tires off his guys for nickel and dime leads in the 1st half, Ime is going to let him. That team looked fucking gassed going into halftime, and even more so in the 4th quarter. If Jordan Poole is their savior who has the energy to run with this C's, then Golden State will be in some big time trouble coming down the stretches of these games. I suspect we'll continue seeing Ime steal a LOT of early minutes when he can in these games, especially if they are close or the C's have a lead early.

Steph Curry is a world class athlete with a world class motor, but this Celtics defense makes him work way harder than any team in the league and they have for years. He can't sustain that shit, and be asked to play defense constantly.
 

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We can only hope Steph and Poole are on the floor together as much as possible. We’ll have clean looks and penetrating lanes for the final 3 games of this series if this is Kerr’s play. Poole has been nothing less than horrific in these playoffs.
It will be interesting to see what Poole signs for next year. Porter got a max despite the bad back and awful defense. I wonder if Poole gets close to max. Some team might see him as a 1st option? But even 2nd options get Jaylen money nowadays.
 

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This.

Instead of looking like a 24 year old in his first finals game, Tatum looked like a grizzled veteran out there last night who eventually knew his shot was a little off and he adjusted beautifully...and his teammates picked him up off of all those created open shots.
Well…. He did go 3-17. That’s a ton of misses to realize your shot is off.

But yeah I did like that he was a highly effective passer last night. That’s superstardom - the ability to really impact a game even when you aren’t scoring.
 

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It will be interesting to see what Poole signs for next year. Porter got a max despite the bad back and awful defense. I wonder if Poole gets close to max. Some team might see him as a 1st option? But even 2nd options get Jaylen money nowadays.
Poole would be ideal for a lottery team who is biding time for their multitude of draft picks to get selected. He’ll put up a ton of points and make the team competitive all the while as he gets paid. Win-Win
 

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I talked about this briefly in the game thread. People need to not be surprised when he runs Theis and Grant out there in the 1st half of games.

There is an elephant in the room with Golden State.

Steph Curry: 34 years old
Klay: 32 years old
Dray: 32 years old
Wiggins: 27 years old
Iggy: 38 years old
Otto Porter turned 29 today (Happy Birthday Otto, sorry we fucked it up)

Shit, Gary Payton II is now 29.5 years old.

If Kerr wants to run the tires off his guys for nickel and dime leads in the 1st half, Ime is going to let him. That team looked fucking gassed going into halftime, and even more so in the 4th quarter. If Jordan Poole is their savior who has the energy to run with this C's, then Golden State will be in some big time trouble coming down the stretches of these games. I suspect we'll continue seeing Ime steal a LOT of early minutes when he can in these games, especially if they are close or the C's have a lead early.

Steph Curry is a world class athlete with a world class motor, but this Celtics defense makes him work way harder than any team in the league and they have for years. He can't sustain that shit, and be asked to play defense constantly.
Yes. And Kerr’s not going to be able to get 40 minutes of uptempo from Curry, Thompson, and Green. The only way GS can decide to run more is by using a bigger rotation than Ime. 10 guys. And I don’t think their top 10 are as good as our top 8.
 

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Does Ime look to start Grant instead of Rob on Sunday? The success of the 4 out 1 in lineup with Horford as the big was so successful at the end of the game. You could go Smart/Brown/Tatum/Grant/Al and Rob could come in the game in spurts and be the 1 big. Another option is to start White but I don't want to interrupt the flow of what he brings off the bench.
I doubt it. Grant wasn’t very good either and I am not sure he’s going to be a great fit for this series. If anything I’d reduce his minutes from Game 1 and give more to Pritchard
 

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Well…. He did go 3-17. That’s a ton of misses to realize your shot is off.

But yeah I did like that he was a highly effective passer last night. That’s superstardom - the ability to really impact a game even when you aren’t scoring.
100%. I’m not going to say JT had a good game because he was horrific shooting the ball…but he had about the best game you can possibly have when you cant throw the ball in the ocean.

He was active on D plus made a ton of outstanding reads and passes. White, Al and Smart were able to make their open shots and helped offset Tatum’s lack of scoring
 

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Like everyone has said, I thought Tatum was doing an amazing job as a facilitator when his shot wasn't going down. Driving to pass, making reads, etc. But I'm pretty concerned with how he attacked mismatches. The Cs were basically running their whole offense to get the switches they wanted, and Tatum had Poole or Curry on him over and over, but he seemed unwilling or unable get by them. He would too often take a little bail out pass to Smart or White at the top of the key. I don't know if it was Green's presence in the paint, or if he knew his pull-up wasn't falling, but it sometimes feels like he's missing the creativity of other great players.
 

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I really didn't think the two big lineups were working at all. Some of it was Rob was just in too much of a drop. He was better the 4th Q when he was out there. But I think it's real possible the 2 big lineup just isn't going to work. I'm on board with some first half rests to keep guys fresh, but outside of that I'd like to see Ime split the big minutes amongst Al/Rob, play a lot more Pritchard and White, use Grant sparingly, and staple Theis to the bench.
 

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I really didn't think the two big lineups were working at all. Some of it was Rob was just in too much of a drop. He was better the 4th Q when he was out there. But I think it's real possible the 2 big lineup just isn't going to work. I'm on board with some first half rests to keep guys fresh, but outside of that I'd like to see Ime split the big minutes amongst Al/Rob, play a lot more Pritchard and White, use Grant sparingly, and staple Theis to the bench.
I think going forward Ime will probably try to match TL to Looney for all of TL’s availability and then put Horford on him. If Looney’s not out there, Boston should go very small..one of Grant or Al as the center and 4 of PP, White, Smart, Tatum and Brown.

No question Theis should be stapled to the bench. He’s effectively useless in this match up and just isn’t good enough to play honestly. That and then only playing Grant 10-15 mins and PP 15-22 instead are the two adjustments I’d like to see rotation wise
 

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Yes except the remarkable part for Curry is you have multiple seasons in there where prime Kevin Durant was taking a lot of those minutes when Steph was off.
Yeah, that’s why the chart is interesting. Those years with KD, no way there should be any type of discernible on/off difference
 

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Well…. He did go 3-17. That’s a ton of misses to realize your shot is off.

But yeah I did like that he was a highly effective passer last night. That’s superstardom - the ability to really impact a game even when you aren’t scoring.
But a bunch of those were drives and mid-range shots he needs to be willing to take to continue the defense doubling him and creating the threes. What I really liked is that he did not spend the second half taking heat-check shots outside in the hopes his shot would come back....he focused on driving and facilitating and only took really high quality looks.
 

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Like everyone has said, I thought Tatum was doing an amazing job as a facilitator when his shot wasn't going down. Driving to pass, making reads, etc. But I'm pretty concerned with how he attacked mismatches. The Cs were basically running their whole offense to get the switches they wanted, and Tatum had Poole or Curry on him over and over, but he seemed unwilling or unable get by them. He would too often take a little bail out pass to Smart or White at the top of the key. I don't know if it was Green's presence in the paint, or if he knew his pull-up wasn't falling, but it sometimes feels like he's missing the creativity of other great players.
The Warriors were hedging weak side help and help from the elbow which Tatum recognized was coming the second he put the ball on the floor. Tatum is a downhill guy…..posting him on the block allows the Warriors to have Curry or Poole on him which is going to stagnate the offense while coming with a double unless he passes out of the low block. So while in theory it “looks” like a mismatch……it really is a good designed strategy by Kerr.
 

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The Warriors were hedging weak side help and help from the elbow which Tatum recognized was coming the second he put the ball on the floor. Tatum is a downhill guy…..posting him on the block allows the Warriors to have Curry or Poole on him which is going to stagnate the offense while coming with a double unless he passes out of the low block. So while in theory it “looks” like a mismatch……it really is a good designed strategy by Kerr.
Yup, the offense bogged down when they hunted Tatum on Curry on the block. They will just sag the help side down to Tatum. They just need to play with pace and work the ball around. They will eventually find a good matchup whether it is Tatum, Brown, or Horford, etc. The Celtics are at their best when everyone is getting theirs in the flow of the offense instead of ISO'ing players.
 

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i think this is right on adjustments. I can’t see GS changing their defensive approach on Tatum, for instance, because you’ll live with the secondary guys having to make their shots. And their offense had them up 12 with 12 to go, which is a game you win 95%+ of the time. The adjustment to me was the Celts learning to deal with the speed and suddenness of Curry, which they did well after Q1. If they manage that again in G2, then Thompson, Wiggins, Poole will need to make more tough shots or break down the D with drives and kicks.
What did they really do to shut down Tatum? He had wide open looks the entire game.. he just missed. He was doubled going down the lane I guess? But he missed a lot of shots when there wasn’t a warrior within 3 feet of him.
 

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What did they really do to shut down Tatum? He had wide open looks the entire game.. he just missed. He was doubled going down the lane I guess? But he missed a lot of shots when there wasn’t a warrior within 3 feet of him.
They went box-and-one (the ultimate scheme to take someone out of the game as a scorer) on him a bunch, he missed some open threes but everything else drew a huge crowd.

“We’ve talked about it throughout the year, and I’ve talked with (Tatum) at length about impacting the game when he’s not having his best offensive night. Did that tonight,” Ime Udoka said. “What he did well and did early was get others involved. … And (even when) the shot’s not falling, he still attracts a good amount of attention. Made the right plays, and I love his growth and progression in those areas where he’s still guarding on the defensive end, still getting others involved.

“The way they went (with) a box-and-one on him to try to take him out made it tough at times, but that’s why we’re a team. We don’t rely on one guy, and you saw how they stepped up tonight.”
 
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I really didn't think the two big lineups were working at all. Some of it was Rob was just in too much of a drop. He was better the 4th Q when he was out there. But I think it's real possible the 2 big lineup just isn't going to work. I'm on board with some first half rests to keep guys fresh, but outside of that I'd like to see Ime split the big minutes amongst Al/Rob, play a lot more Pritchard and White, use Grant sparingly, and staple Theis to the bench.
According to BRef On/Off numbers (https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/plus-minus/202206020GSW.html), the Al and TL combo didn't work very well at the start of 1Q, worked okay in the 2Q, and didn't work at all at the start of the 3Q.

The GW and Horford was -2 in the 1Q and -6 in the 3Q. TL and GW was +1 for a small amount of time in 3Q.
 

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But a bunch of those were drives and mid-range shots he needs to be willing to take to continue the defense doubling him and creating the threes. What I really liked is that he did not spend the second half taking heat-check shots outside in the hopes his shot would come back....he focused on driving and facilitating and only took really high quality looks.
Yeah I thought his shot selection became better after the early outside jumpers weren't dropping...he still couldn't buy a basket on the drive, but he should still be driving when it's there. You don't want your star scorer to completely give up trying to put the ball in the basket, but taking less outside shots and facilitating was a good adjustment.
 

HomeRunBaker

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Jan 15, 2004
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According to BRef On/Off numbers (https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/plus-minus/202206020GSW.html), the Al and TL combo didn't work very well at the start of 1Q, worked okay in the 2Q, and didn't work at all at the start of the 3Q.

The GW and Horford was -2 in the 1Q and -6 in the 3Q. TL and GW was +1 for a small amount of time in 3Q.
Matchups in the last two series has pretty much put 2BIGZ to bed. With TL’s health such an issue this Warrior matchup is a blessing.