There was some light chatter on Twitter yesterday about Richard Jefferson observing that the Golden State Warriors only shot 42% in their 113-91 win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
To summarize, Jefferson’s argument is this: if the Cavs were able to hold the Warriors to 42% shooting, they don’t really need to make many adjustments because they’re not really that “far off”.
A confident Richard Jefferson says Cavaliers don't need to make many adjustments, don't want to slow pace, halfcourt D was fine in Game 1 pic.twitter.com/bNbVk7CR9S
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) June 3, 2017
There’s some logic in Jefferson’s reasoning there: on the surface, holding the mighty Warriors to just 42% shooting seems like a sign that the Cavs could rest assured that their defensive scheme was sound and required no adjustments.