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Golden State Warriors: 5 Takeaways From Game 4 vs. Cavaliers

By Gerald Bourguet

Jun 10, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Andre Iguodala (9) celebrate after a three point basket against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the fourth quarter in game four of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 10, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Andre Iguodala (9) celebrate after a three point basket against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the fourth quarter in game four of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 10, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes (40) grabs a rebound against Cleveland Cavaliers forward Richard Jefferson (24) in game four of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Playoff Harry B Is Back

All season (and postseason long), the running joke on Twitter has been regaling any big Harrison Barnes basket with sarcastic, embellished tweets of “MAX HARRY B!” or “PLAYOFF HARRY B!”.

Most of NBA Twitter is adamantly against their favorite team extending Barnes a max contract this summer when he hits restricted free agency, but lost in all the admittedly hilarious Harry B jokes is the undeniable fact that he’s actually been quite good in this series.

Though his series averages — 12.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game on .513/.429/.667 shooting splits — won’t put him in the Finals MVP conversation, they’re a slight step up from his regular season averages — 11.7 PPG, 4.7 RPG, .466/.383/.761 shooting — and they’re coming on basketball’s biggest stage.

Coupled with the Splash Brothers’ struggles for most of the Finals and the number of big shots he’s hit over the last two games, including a backbreaking three-pointer to put Golden State up nine with six minutes to go in Game 4, Barnes’ strong play has been hard to ignore.

With Barnes averaging 16.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game over the last two games, you could even argue that he’s been Golden State’s best player since the series shifted to Cleveland.

You wouldn’t, but you could if you really wanted to. With the series heading back to Oracle for a potential title-clincher, the Dubs will want Barnes to continue to take care of defensive mismatches, help on the boards and knock down open threes the way he has so far in this series.

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