The Warriors used a defense Steph Curry once called 'janky' to slow down Luka Doncic in a blowout

The Warriors used a defense Steph Curry once called 'janky' to slow down Luka Doncic in a blowout Game 1 win

The Golden State Warriors kept Luka Doncic on his toes during Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday by throwing a slew of different defensive coverages at him.

Among them was a box-and-1 defense, a scheme where four players defend a zone while one player shadows an opponent.

It's an elementary type of defense that occasionally pops up in NBA games, but not often.

It's also one Stephen Curry has faced before. In the 2019 Finals, the Toronto Raptors used it to some success against Curry — a surprise adjustment few could have predicted. Curry seemingly mocked the use of it during that series, calling it "janky."

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