Shooting
At home this postseason, the Golden State Warriors had previously won 6 out of 7 games and shot 47.8 percent from the field, 38.3 percent from three, and 75.4 percent from the free throw line. These numbers changed in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.
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The Warriors shot 44 percent from the field, 36.7 percent from three, and a disastrous 64.7 percent from the free throw line.
This game was a tale of two halves as the Warriors shot 51.1 percent from the field and scored 60 in the first half, but only scored 42 points and shot a mere 37.2 percent in the second half.
This is not the Warriors that we have grown to know and love. All-Star big man Draymond Green certainly did not help the Warriors shooting woes. Green went 0-4 from the three, which is just his second worst outing from behind the arc this postseason and only his fourth game this postseason without connecting on a single three.
Overall this performance can not only be keyed on their poor shooting, but it was also doomed as they fell under their playoff home averages in shooting percentages, rebounds, assists, points scored, and blocks.
It is plan and simple. Statistically, the Thunder dominated the Warriors in the second half, and overcame their first half flaws while doing so.
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