OAKLAND, CALIF.—The NBA is, as they say, a make-or-miss league. Toronto shooting guard Danny Green made a scorching 6-for-10 from three-point range in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. So naturally he missed his first five shots from behind the arc in Friday’s Game 4.
The mysteries of shooting temperature — what takes a human being of the non-Kawhi Leonard variety from hot to cold — are part of the allure of the game. But sometimes it’s not a huge secret. If the NBA’s a make-or-miss league, it’s also an action-reaction one.
Toronto’s blazing shooting in Game 3 spurred the Warriors to turn up their defensive thermostat in Friday’s Game 4.