The Golden State Warriors are flying back to Oakland, clutching a 3-1 lead covered in bloody feathers from the aftermath of a Sunday afternoon humiliation of the New Orleans Pelicans, 118-92, deep in the heart of Louisiana.
This gruesome display of basketball destruction can be attributed in part to head coach Steve Kerr’s decision to unleash what Steve Sekou of NBA.com chillingly referred to as the “most diabolical five-man unit in basketball”. Yes, brethren and sistren of Splash, Kerr started “The Death Lineup” (also known as “The Hamptons 5”) for the first time in NBA history.