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Zach Lowe Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Game 5 preview. This year is different, and the Cleveland Cavaliers will never repeat the avalanche of 3- point shooting and Kyrie Irving one- on- one brilliance that walloped the Golden State Warriors from jump street in Game 4. But in Cleveland, the Cavs bent some of the trend lines in this series more in their direction, and in ways that might be sustainable in another do- or- die game.
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The Cavs are dangerous. They believe. Golden State has to stamp out that belief tonight. They slowed the pace a bit in Game 4, and leaned harder on the Warriors with sheer physicality that will take more of a toll the longer this series goes - - provided the officials allow it. Tristan Thompson woke up. And their two transcendent offensive fulcrums are gradually figuring out ways to puncture the Warriors' defense, just as they did over the last four games a year ago. Le. Bron can solve almost any defense if he sees it enough. James and Irving have shifted their pick- and- roll attack from Stephen Curry to Golden State's trio of slow- footed centers - - Zaza Pachulia, the utterly hopeless Ja.
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Vale Mc. Gee, and David West. They know the Warriors do not want to switch those behemoths onto Irving or James. Golden State's only alternative is to put two defenders on the ball until the defense can reset itself. If the Cavs slip the ball through those traps, they ignite the kind of four- on- three passing sequences that fuel their 3- point shooting game. They have several tricks to make those passes easier. Sometimes, their screeners slip away before really setting a pick - - providing an easy passing lane for Irving and James.
Richard Jefferson was especially crafty at this when Steve Kerr tried to hide Golden State's centers on him. Golden State's help behind those plays wasn't as airtight and coordinated as it usually is. The Warriors blew some easy switches they normally make with a wink and a nod. Kevin Durant dialed back his frenzy defending Le. Bron on the ball. That stuff figures to change as the Warriors try to clinch at home.
Sometimes, Jefferson went the other way and held his picks like an offensive lineman: The effect is small, but crucial: Jefferson grabs Andre Iguodala's arm, delaying him just enough so that Pachulia has to slide an extra step or two further toward Le. Bron. That leaves Jefferson more open than he might otherwise be, and that in turn requires more help away from the other Cavs. Thompson brutalized Golden State defenders with wide, bulldozing picks that triggered the same ripple effects: In Games 1 and 2, Irving and James were perhaps too patient driving against Pachulia in those situations. They pulled back to observe the lay of the land. That gave Golden State time to recover.
They have since started going right at him the instant they sense an opening. That suddenness keeps the defense off- kilter.
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It can force Pachulia into switches he can't handle. The obvious solution is for Kerr to play his centers less. The Warriors lost contact in Game 4 late in the first quarter, when a smaller Cleveland lineup with Kevin Love at center toyed over and over with Mc. Gee. Kerr even kept Pachulia on the floor during a brief third- quarter stretch in which Cleveland had Le. Bron at center. Golden State is plus- 2. Green at center, and just plus- 4 in all other minutes for the series, per NBA. A new lineup with Durant at center turned Game 2.
The "A" version of the vaunted Death Lineup has logged just 1. Watch Bangkok Dangerous Online Hollywoodreporter. Draymond Green's foul trouble. Golden State is an unthinkable plus- 2. Kerr has never made any huge rotational adjustments with Golden State ahead in a series.
He likes to play a lot of guys, and stick to what has gotten the Warriors this far. Editor's Picks. From prospect projections to the lottery and draft night, ESPN. NBA draft. Golden State has captured the 2. NBA title. Read about the Finals and relive the Warriors' and Cavaliers' third straight championship collision. Related. Golden State also has a real fear of Thompson's rebounding. The Warriors see how it energizes the Cavs. They want big bodies out there to wall him off.
They are probably also worried Green might get into even more severe foul trouble doing that grunt work over extra minutes. We have already seen Kerr use James Michael Mc. Adoo as something of an in- between option - - a center- ish type who can switch a bit on defense. Don't be shocked if we see him again in Game 5. Kerr should be more daring, even with a (say it with me) 3- 1 lead. This isn't 2. 01.
Stephen Curry is healthy, and Harrison Barnes has become Kevin Durant. The Death Lineup is powerful enough offensively to survive some Tristan Thompson swim move offensive rebounds. Ride with it early, just like Mike Brown did during his undefeated stint as interim head coach. The wild card here is Iguodala's health. He looked springy in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, but logged just 2. Game 4. He hasn't cracked 3.
Finals game, though three of them featured garbage time. He surpassed 3. 0 minutes in five of seven Finals games a year ago, and hit at least the 3.
Going centerless is dicier without Iguodala. The Warriors can slide Shaun Livingston into his spot - - the Coma Lineup - - but Livingston can't hold up as well guarding Le. Bron. Durant and Green can, but the Warriors might need them to guard Love and Tristan Thompson in some alignments. Either way, when Golden State downsizes, the Cavs will go back to hunting Curry. He has navigated the pick- and- roll maze better this time around, but Le.
Bron is so damn calculating - - and has discovered some new tactics. Curry prefers to lunge out at Le. Bron, stall him, and get the hell out of the locomotive's way - - and back toward his guy (usually JR Smith).
Just like Irving, Le. Bron spent the first two games surveying the scene and waiting out Curry's help. Now he's lowering his shoulder and driving right into Curry, or squeezing through the corridor Curry's strategy leaves open: Smith has been mixing up his technique, and darting away early for open triples or rolls to the rim. When Curry tries to switch his way out of a pick- and- roll, James just calls Curry's new mark up for a screen, even if it means he has to sift through five bodies to make a play. The Cavs also found some funky ways to confuse the Warriors and punish Curry at the same time. As Curry's man - - Iman Shumpert below - - approached to screen for Irving, James nailed Curry with a separate pick.
Le. Bron's pick makes Iguodala think: "I usually switch, but if I do that, that means Steph is stuck on Le. Bron. But if I don't switch, Steph is gonna have trouble catching up to the play. Should I switch? Stay home?" That kind of hesitation is fatal against Cleveland's offense. The Cavs have found other methods to spring Irving, including plays on which he starts off the ball, races around one pick to get some separation, and flies into a dribble handoff with a head of steam.
He has toasted Klay Thompson a few times by faking toward a pick, and then veering away from it. The Cavs are learning on offense. To contain them, the Warriors may need to tweak their rotation. They definitely need to bring their best, hyper- alert game. Cleveland isn't comfortable on the other end. No team is against the Warriors.
But the Cavs know what they want to do, and executed it decently enough in two home games. They know Golden State will put Love through the pick- and- roll ringer. Love has slid his feet well, and the help defenders behind him have left the right guys open.
Green took more shots than both Curry and Klay Thompson in Game 4, including several of those wild driving floaters that always seem to miss. That is a win for Cleveland.