The NBA has slowly seen a shift (to those who have paid close attention) in the past few seasons. Size does matter.
The small ball era is not “dead” by any means, and there are uses for it in today’s game, but it’s not as “trendy” as it used to be either. Teams that have the versatility to play up and down with size across the board hold an advantage in a 7-game series.
Minnesota and Boston are examples of this, and even Denver looking at their wing/forward interchangeability over the past two seasons.