re: Keys to a Game 2 Victory

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Interior defense -
Last game the focus was on Perimeter defense, and GS appeared to do more damage inside (scoring 50 in the paint) versus shooting 11 - 29 from beyond the arc. I'm not sure whether this is PNR guarding issues or just communication with switching or fighting around all screens set away from the ball, but we can't give up open lay ups at the same rate.

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I wouldn't really call it interior defense, because most of the points in the paint were on drives or passes from the perimeter. Asik was pretty terrible on Bogut, but Bogut luckily only took 8 shots and had 12 points.

The issue was that we gave up huge driving lanes and nobody was there in help-side d position on the drives. We also had some communication breakdowns on screens away from the ball. They could have had even more layups when they refused curl and down screens. It seemed like one defender would want to switch and the other didn't.

I think we need to over help on Curry and Thompson and try to make everyone else beat us which is easier said that done. I would double either of them coming off of a ball screen. When they have the ball looking to drive in an iso situation, I would have defenders on anyone not named Curry or Thompson with a foot in the lane in over help position.

I also think we need to be very physical with Curry since his frame is so small.

We definitely need Tyreke or Anderson to step up with one of their high scoring games in order to take some pressure off of Davis on offense.