The “Stackhouse” approach on defense by the Golden State Warriors — coined after Warriors assistant coach and de facto defensive coordinator Jerry Stackhouse — made a somewhat loud return against the Los Angeles Clippers, in a game the Warriors had to win to secure the number six seed and a first-round showdown against the Los Angeles Lakers (which ended up not happening on account of the Warriors’ 124-119 loss). In the initial stages of the game, these sudden doubles and traps surprised the Clippers, who were forced to increase the speed of their decision making in the half court — not ideal for the widely known deliberate preference of half-court scorers in James Harden and Kawhi Leonard.
How an untimely and unwarranted decision to double Kawhi Leonard sparked a stumble toward the play-in tournament
