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How the Warriors aren’t helping themselves on defense by helping too much

With 28 seconds left in the fourth quarter of the Golden State WarriorsNBA Finals rematch against the Boston Celtics, Steph Curry got an easy layup off of a Jayson Tatum turnover — an attempted skip pass toward the weak-side corner that Jordan Poole easily tracked and intercepted.

Off of a made basket, one would think an NBA-level defense would easily cross their t’s and dot their i’s while going back on defense: What coverage is being played? Man or zone? If man, are we all matched up to who we’re supposed to match up with?