"I have to say, compared with Billy Donovan, Steve Kerr's performance in this series has really fallen short of his reputation as a championship coach. Whether it was the small-ball lineup in G1 or his rotations here in G4, there have been some significant problems."
"Maybe he put out that Durant-centered lineup in the second quarter to protect Curry, but its offense was far too one-dimensional. It was nothing but KD isolations, over and over. Sure, you saved Curry's energy, but what about the toll on Durant? Did you gain more than you lost? Can you really balance that equation?"
"Of course, would I say his strategy has major flaws? No. It's mostly a matter of details. After all, the Warriors' overall strength gives him enough margin for error to make adjustments. Even now, they're only down six points."
Before long, the second half began.
Both teams sent their starters back out to face each other.
A battle of king vs king.
In a game of such intensity and caliber.
Klay finally showed why he was the league's best three-and-D player.
He knocked down five straight threes in the third quarter, helping the Warriors erase the deficit in one fell swoop.
The Thunder had an unexpected spark of their own. Harris returned late in the third quarter and scored 11 points in three minutes, shooting four-for-six on a mix of drives and jumpers. Even so, the Thunder trailed the Warriors by two at the end of the quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the battle grew fiercer still. The game truly became a fight at close quarters.
Both teams opened with their starting lineups, clearly prepared to maximize their starters' fourth-quarter minutes in pursuit of victory.
Of course, the Thunder had Harris at power forward instead of Gordon.
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