CLEVELAND — Before they arrived at Quicken Loans Arena on Thursday night, the Golden State Warriors spent roughly 45 hours stewing over their predicament in the N.B.A. finals. Choose an adjective, any adjective: upset, frustrated, angry or perhaps several others not suitable for print.
The Warriors were mad, and Andre Iguodala went so far as to express displeasure that he even had to show up at the arena on Wednesday for media responsibilities.
But when they took the court against the Cleveland Cavaliers for Game 4, the Warriors looked determined to even things up by leaning on tactics rather than by playing with abandon, by opting for speed over size in hopes of jarring the series loose from its languid pace.