Golden State Warriors: 10 Keys To Winning Game 7

Jun 16, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after he was ejected from the game in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers in game six of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland won 115-101. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

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Jun 16, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Leandro Barbosa (19) shoots the ball past Cleveland Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert (4) during the fourth quarter in game six of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

9. Bench Stepping Up

Shaun Livingston hasn’t reached double figures in this series since his 20-point, 8-for-10 shooting performance in Game 1. Festus Ezeli has been a disaster. Marreese Speights has been unplayable. Anderson Varejao‘s value comes pretty much exclusively from flopping.

Aside from the obvious Andre Iguodala (who will likely start again in Game 7) and Leandro Barbosa (17-for-26 shooting in the series), Golden State’s bench has faded from the picture since the first two games of the series, when they outscored Cleveland’s second unit by a massive 85-40 margin.

In a Game 7 at home with everything on the line, rotations will likely be shortened. But if Golden State’s reserves can play with a little fire in their limited action, they’ll provide a huge home court boost and perhaps even buy the starters a little more rest time.

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