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Jordan Poole has resurrected the Warriors' Death Lineup in a frightening NBA development

The Golden State Warriors are an avalanche when they get rolling, and they are rolling.

Keep the ball moving. Steal possessions and do not give them back. Play with pace. Force decisions until someone chooses wrong. Threes fall. Lanes open. Opponents fracture. The more momentum, the harder to stop. Meet the avalanche's energy or cower in fear, whether you are rooting for destruction or in its path.

This is the flow the Golden State Warriors found with their Death Lineup in the 2015 NBA Finals, when they won their first championship. It is what fed their record-setting 73 regular-season wins during the 2015-16 season, what failed them in the 2016 Finals and what led them to Kevin Durant, who perfected the deluge.