Curry noted Cleveland’s 43 free throws as an indication that they’d let the opposing team dictate the slower pace, forcing the Warriors into a half-court offense that gets stuck against bigger teams.
“They’re a tall, athletic team,” Curry said. “If you’re playing against set defenses and taking the ball out of the basket, and everyone sees you coming, that plays right into their hands. We talked about that coming into the game, but just didn’t do it. Their style is completely different to ours and we allowed them to play their type of game. In the NBA, you aren’t going to be able to out-shoot a team every night and overcome those mental errors. No matter how hard we fought in the third. It’s a tough way to lose.”