Perhaps the most interesting stat for the Golden State Warriors heading into their game against the Cleveland Cavaliers: an 11-point plus-minus discrepancy between their starting units (plus-58) and their bench crew (plus-69), which is pretty rare given that a team’s starting unit is generally made up of its better and more talented players. In the Warriors’ case, having Steph Curry and Draymond Green still makes that notion true — but Steve Kerr’s revolving door of starting units, particularly at the two-guard spot, has contributed to that statistical outlier.
Against the Cavs — the only undefeated team in the NBA — Kerr opted to slot Gary Payton II into the other guard spot next to Curry.