It gets Stephen Curry the ball often with a large man trying to guard him (after a high pick-and-roll with Draymond Green).
And good luck with that, big man.
As I talked to people about the Warriors’ small-ball lineup and looked at stats for the long piece I posted yesterday, most of it came back to–the “Death Lineup” really lets Curry take off and when Curry takes off, that’s nothing but good for the Warriors.
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For instance, the best unused quote from a Warriors person on what small-ball does for Curry: “It’s like pressing the ‘turbo’ button in a video game.