Entering a March contest against the Celtics last season, Steve Kerr had only experimented with the Golden State Warriors’ vaunted “Lineup of Death” a mere 76 minutes. “I saw it on film and thought, man if they go to this, that’ll be tough,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens said.
Facing as large as a 26-point deficit that Sunday afternoon, Kerr turned to the revolutionary unit—Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Andre Iguodala and Draymond Green—and watched them eat away at Boston's lead, posting an absurd 146.7 offensive rating and stifling 58.6 defensive rating. Golden State managed to claw back and escape with a 106-101 victory.