Nowhere was that more pronounced than in the Warriors’ 120-100 victory in a do-or-die Game 7. The two big men engaged in a box-out battle whenever a shot went up in the air, with Looney emerging as the victor almost every time. This wasn’t just one big man dominating another, this was the Dubs’ iron man outclassing the damn rebounding champ.
In the third quarter alone, the Warriors had 13 offensive rebounds, and Looney was responsible for seven of them. That stretch more than earned him half-cheeky comparisons to established Gods of the Glass, whether Dennis Rodman or “late 70s Moses Malone crossed with UCLA Bill Walton.