He struggled to create his own shot at the outset of the night, and while he had a few dunks, he missed a couple of floaters (one from each side of the basket) and a couple of midrange shots in the first quarter.

Here are three lessons Golden State can take away from the last series of the 2024-25 NBA season: Both rosters are stacked with rangy, bouncy athletes between 6-foot-4 and 6-7 who can make open 3-pointers – and sometimes not-so-open triples – and manufacture shots while also playing hounding defense.

The Thunder guard's "fearless" performance in Game 5, when he dropped 40 points on the Pacers, showed his unwavering confidence.