It was yet another reminder: In the NBA playoffs, where even a brief downward slide can be enough to end a season, even the best teams won't hesitate when they feel a need to shake up their starting lineups. "Anytime we've been in any danger over the years, we've sort of gone to this lineup," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. NBA.com charted them as being on the floor together for 18 minutes, during which they outscored the Pelicans 52-26.https://sja.sportradar.com/w/Philstar Global/14453056/403100Every other Warriors lineup used over the other 30 minutes played the Pelicans even, 66-66. 1 seed has gotten swept in the conference playoffs — Atlanta, in 2015, by James and the Cavaliers. Boston inserted role player Semi Ojeleye into its starting lineup before Game Five of the Celtics' first-round series against Milwaukee.

Source: Philippine Star May 07, 2018 08:15 UTC