OAKLAND -- Scribbles in my notebook after the Cleveland Cavaliers lost, 122-103, to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday in Game 2 of the 2018 NBA Finals:
1. The Warriors are putting Stephen Curry in pick-and-roll plays designed to have him defended by Kevin Love or a slower big man. In the modern NBA, you are supposed to switch defensively on every pick-and-roll play. Why? Why do most teams have to switch defensively to create mismatches?
2. I'm going to sound like a grumpy old man who thinks rims should be attached to old half-moon wooden backboards.