Warriors head coach Steve Kerr frequently played his small lineup in Monday night’s 108-102 loss to Oklahoma City. Then, afterward, Kerr said his use of the center-less arrangement could “totally change” from game to game.
So might we see less of this Wednesday night in Game 2?
Not so fast.
The Warriors actually fared reasonably well without any of their true centers (Andrew Bogut, Festus Ezeli, Marreese Speights and Anderson Varejao) on the court. They outscored OKC 14-7 over the final 4:05 of the second quarter, though the Thunder held an 13-11 edge over the last 8:05 of the fourth quarter.