That defense looked special in the 1st

The defense wasn't just good, it was dominant in the first quarter keyed not by AD, but by DeMarcus Cousins. He had 7 blocks. It didn't matter if you were Marc Gasol or an attacking guard, you were not getting an easy shot at the rim. 7 blocks! Imagine what the defense would look like with Hill instead of Cunningham and AD not playing through strep throat. That fueled everything that went right for them in the first including a much better offense.

I do want to see if they can look as good for a quarter against Golden State. It's easy to pack the paint against Memphis, if you do that versus the Warriors and give them a bunch of open 3s, you're dead. But AD/DC looked like the have the rim locked down pretty tight.