1. Let Steph score.
If you can limit Thompson and Curry to under 60 points combined, you’ll win the game more likely than not. Don’t send double-teams to stop Curry; just make sure Thompson’s shooting doesn’t get out of hand.
2. Make Draymond Green beat you.
When they run the pick and roll with Steph Curry and Draymond Green (which happens frequently), and the ball gets into Green’s hands, make him shoot. Green lost to Kevin Hart in a three-point shootout, so his shooting shouldn’t beat you.
3. Put them on the line.
The Warriors don’t excel at the FT line as a whole, but there are two individuals who struggle the most. Never let Festus Ezeli or Iguodala score in the paint, foul them hard every time they shoot, and make them earn two.
4. Push the tempo, specifically at Steph.
Every time you can, push the ball and try to get easy layups, or kick out threes. If you can get Curry in foul trouble, the Warriors don’t know how to create offense regularly without him.
5. Win the Small Forward and Center matchups.
The two weakest parts of the Warriors starters are Bogut and Barnes. If you can win both these matchups, you have a good chance to win the game. If Bogut is rebounding the ball and scoring from the inside, there is no hope of stopping the Warriors. If Barnes is left wide open, he will more often than not make his shots, so make sure there is a hand in his face. Especially when he is in the corner.
6. Don’t panic and change what you do.
If you’re in a playoff series, you’re there for a reason. Don’t make any drastic changes to your team. Make only minor adjustments to your rotation. We saw this best in the finals when the Warriors went to a small-ball lineup and the Cavs overreacted, doing too much to compensate for the change.
7. Win the rebound war, on offense and defense.
This is simple. Don’t let them rebound and get second-chance points.
8. Defend the corner.
The Warriors are almost automatic on wide-open corner threes, so you have to limit the amount of open looks they have from there.
9. Don’t show the same defense every play.
Do not hesitate to put your point guard on Curry on one possession, then your SF the next. By giving different looks, it’s more likely that the Warriors will miss or commit turnovers.
10. Want to win.
You need to dive for every loose ball and always get back on defense. What makes the Warriors so good is that they almost always do the little things right, so to beat them you have to do every little thing right.