“Just Win Baby,” the motto which Al Davis and the Oakland Raiders made popular, represents the true essence of sports. It doesn’t matter how; the goal is to win the game. During the NBA Finals, Nick Nurse and the Toronto Raptors employed the strategy which maximized their odds at doing just that.
With Kevin Durant out — due to what was first a calf and then an Achilles injury (or perhaps an Achilles the whole time) — the Golden State Warriors were light, or at least extremely top-heavy, on shooting. When Klay Thompson left the game, whether it was due to rest or due to injury, Golden State ran out lineups with the three-point capabilities of a team in the early 2000s.