How the Warriors changed NBA defensive strategy forever with one radical adjustment in 2015 playoffs Putting Andrew Bogut on Tony Allen was a masterstroke, and its ripple effects are everywhere ...

The Golden State Warriors aren’t the most frequent users of zone defense in the league — that distinction goes to the Miami Heat, who spend 13.5% of their defensive possessions in some sort of ...

The Warriors didn't do an amazing job of stopping Jokic and the Nuggets. Denver's 113.9 offensive rating was the No. 5 mark of the playoffs and a shade better than its regular season offense.

Opponents have limited Steph Curry’s looks on offense and are employing a box-and-1 strategy to slow down of the game’s best scorers.

The Warriors are a juggernaut, as LeBron James dubbed them. But not just because they have four All-Stars, but because they have managed to be great on defense as well as offense.

No super-complicated defensive strategy. You guard that guy. ... intensity right from the beginning,” Steve Kerr said of the Warriors’ defensive focus in their 107-88 victory at Chase Center.

It wasn’t simply sagging off Brown that led to the blowout, the Warriors were thrashed in basically every aspect of the game. Kerr again: “The killer was the transition, from the beginning all the way ...

The Warriors invited Jaylen Brown to shoot by intentionally leaving him wide open on the perimeter. The Celtics All-Star was happy to accept.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen has never had a reputation as a great shooter, and the Golden State Warriors exploited that during their postseason run. Instead of letting Zach Randolph and ...

The very first play of Game 1 set the defensive tone for the Cleveland Cavaliers. As the Golden State Warriors settled into their halfcourt offense, the Cavs swarmed Klay Thompson and Stephen ...

Jaylen Brown did not hold back after what he felt was a Golden State Warriors' disrespectful defensive strategy. ... was angered by the Warriors’ mocking defense and drained 5 of 10 3-pointers.

When Shai Gilgeous-Alexander checked back into the game in the fourth quarter Tuesday, with the Warriors up by seven, his assignment was clear. Take over. He’d already scored 22 points on 9-for ...