A huge reason why the Golden State Warriors struggled to generate offense against the San Antonio Spurs two days ago was due to the clunky offense. You can point to two things as the culprit behind it: 1) a starting lineup that had three non-spacers (Trayce Jackson-Davis, Draymond Green, and Jonathan Kuminga) and two ball-handlers in both guard spots (Chris Paul and Brandin Podziemski); 2) settling for stagnant isolation possessions that did little to shift the Spurs’ defense around and made their jobs easier in terms of getting stops.
Despite the absence of Steph Curry — the unquestioned engine of this offense who makes life a heck of a lot easier on that end — the Warriors needed to stick to their identity of constant ball and player movement against a team that has struggled to defend this season, especially without their best defender in Victor Wembanyama.