Volume 5: Unrivaled

Of these 11 turnovers, 9 were passing errors during the motion offense, with the Big Three accounting for 8 of them. The remaining one came from Horford, meaning all four of the Celtics' primary playmakers had committed turnovers... This tactic, which went against the Big Three's habits and even their instincts, made them extremely uncomfortable. They simply could not unleash their full power and were instead forced into numerous turnovers by the Warriors. Wiggins' talent was simply too explosive, though, and people expected too much from him, hoping he could reach the level of a superstar. Even when he performed as an elite 3-and-D player plus secondary creator, some still found it regrettable. Zhang Yu did not dare be overconfident. After Antetokounmpo's injury, the Warriors with Curry and the Warriors without Curry were practically two completely different teams. Modern basketball was no longer an era in which superstars decided everything. The performances of role players were what mattered most, and that aligned with Kerr's philosophy. Irving, Leonard, and Durant were not especially skilled at passing and orchestrating the offense. What they did best was hold the ball, crush every defense in their path, and then put the ball in the basket in ways that left people dumbfounded. But he could never bring out the full power of the motion offense, because the Celtics did not have Curry. The Celtics' starters were a small-ball lineup. Horford was actually a power forward playing center, while Durant had the mobility of a small forward despite being positioned at power forward, making the Celtics' starting lineup extraordinarily quick. A system like motion offense, which depended on screens and movement to seek open opportunities, should have been completely ineffective against them. Kerr had spent four years with the Warriors and believed he had learned the