In the 2015 NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors found themselves in a 2-1 series hole to the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was at this point that Warriors head coach Steve Kerr decided to change his starting lineup and insert small forward Andre Iguodala for traditional big man Andrew Bogut.
This new small ball lineup of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Harrison Barnes, and Draymond Green propelled the Warriors to the the NBA championship in 2015 and played a large part of their historic 73-9 record in the 15-16 regular season.
Out of any 5 man lineup in the league, the so-called “Lineup of Death” was the best by a considerable margin, with the next best lineup having a net rating that was 22.