If you’re not familiar with the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors, it’s time to remind you about the 73-win team that blew a 3-1 lead to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.
Down 2-1 in the 2015 NBA Finals, then rookie head coach Steve Kerr made an adjustment to his starting lineup by inserting Andre Iguodala in place of Andrew Bogut. Obviously the Warriors thrived with their small-ball lineup en route to an NBA Championship, but their killer five-man lineup didn’t reach peak efficiency until the following year.
Last season, the five-man lineup of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green was Golden State’s third most used lineup, logging 172 minutes while outscoring their foes by an astounding 47 points per 100 possessions.