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lovemydog

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2. Yeah, the Warriors need to get inside and take those
Thu Jun 11, 2015, 08:26 PM
Jun 2015

high probability shots via penetration. David Lee started doing that more in the fourth quarter of the last game, and you're right, Barnes has to shoot much better. It will be interesting to see what Coach Steve Kerr develops for tonight's game - I think he's very aware of the problems.

This was a 67 win team this year, I know they can do much better than they've done so far. But then the Thunder were a great team too and James' Heat dispatched them pretty quickly in the finals. LeBron has a way of figuring out what to do to wear the other team down by doing exactly what needs to be done to defeat them.

He's playing different from how he's played in past finals. Slowing down the pace tremendously, building the confidence of the players around him, then getting off improbable shots and making them or taking shots where a teammate can get a rebound. Golden State must get the defensive rebounds from the the first missed shot, and like you say they must improve their inside game and then have the option to kick it out to shooters like Curry.

On paper The Warriors are an amazing team. They have a great shot to even the series tonight. We will see.

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