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Golden State Warriors: 5 Adjustments For Game 3

By Gerald Bourguet

May 5, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr (left) instructs guard Stephen Curry (30) during the third quarter in game two of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies at Oracle Arena. The Grizzlies defeated the Warriors 97-90. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
May 5, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr (left) instructs guard Stephen Curry (30) during the third quarter in game two of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies at Oracle Arena. The Grizzlies defeated the Warriors 97-90. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 5, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) shoots the basketball against Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph (50) during the second quarter in game two of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Klay Thompson Wakeup Call

The scapegoat for that Game 2 loss over the last few days has undoubtedly been Klay Thompson, who was virtually nonexistent through the first two games. In Game 1, he finished with only 18 points, but that wasn’t terrible because he shot 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from downtown and it came in a blowout win.

But in Game 2, Tony Allen was all over him. Thompson finished with 13 points on 6-of-15 shooting, made only one of his six three-pointers and committed five turnovers. He looked out of sorts, he played timid, he missed an easy dunk and at one point, he took a running one-legged three-pointer.

During the regular season, Thompson averaged 30.7 points on 62.3 percent shooting (75 percent from downtown) in three meetings with the Grizz. Through two games in this playoff series, those numbers have fallen off a cliff to 15.5 points on 45.2 percent shooting (27.3 percent from downtown).

For the Warriors, emerging as the victors in this series really just comes down to settling down, getting Game 2 out of their heads and playing the brand of basketball that made them the NBA’s best team during the regular season. The Dubs at their best are better than any team in the NBA. Thompson needs to have a short memory and start putting the ball in the hole again, and it starts today in Game 3.

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