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NBA playoffs: How Steve Kerr plans to use ‘Death Lineup’ in post-season run

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OAKLAND – The option remains Steve Kerr’s biggest trump card to use through times of uncertainty and strife.

Usually, though, the Warriors coach waits until crunch time before showing his cards. Usually, Kerr waits until the NBA Finals before fully show his hand.

In the first game of the 2019 NBA playoffs, though, Kerr did not wait. He showcased his so-called Death Lineup to stop the Los Angeles Clippers’ second-quarter surge that became a significant turning point in the Warriors’ Game 1 victory of their first-round series.