NEW ORLEANS — It was a first in Steve Kerr’s career on the bench — regular season or playoffs. Never before had the Golden State Warriors coach sent out his so-called Hamptons Five lineup for the opening tip.
In another first, Kerr would later break his own rule about withholding the identity of his starters for as long as legally possible. He announced after Golden State’s 118-92 trouncing of the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals that he would start the same five players in Game 5 back home at Oracle Arena on Tuesday night.