As tremendous as the Warriors have been over the last two seasons under Steve Kerr, Game 3’s have been their kryptonite. The Dubs have lost Game 3 in each of the series they’ve played in this postseason, and were defeated in two of four Game 3’s on their way to the championship a year ago. The Warriors have lost those five Game 3’s by an average of 11.2 points, and that includes Golden State’s defeat at the hands of the Cavaliers in Game 3 of the 2015 NBA Finals. Obviously, those numbers are thrown a little out of whack due to injuries and a blowout or two, but there’s no denying that the Warriors, for whatever reason, have struggled in Game 3 relative to their performance in the rest of the series’.
