Five Adjustments David Blatt Must Make for Game 5

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5. Limit The Warriors Fastbreak

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This leads to the grand conclusion which is limiting the Warriors fastbreak. This is accomplished by doing all of the aforementioned four things in this article—by utilizing LeBron and bigs in the paint to an extreme and roughing up Curry, the Cavs can limit Golden State on the fast break.

The Cavaliers took plenty of three-point jump shots because they were open for the taking. They failed, and shot a horrendous percentage because the Cavs just don’t have consistent three-point shooters. What this resulted in was a lot of long rebounds, which played into the Warriors’ advantage on the fastbreak.

Cleveland played into Golden State’s hands in Game 4. It’s time to make the Warriors play into the Cavaliers’ hands for Game 5.

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D.J. Siddiqi is a staff writer for Cavaliers Nation. He has followed the NBA passionately since the 90's and has taken a keen interest in following LeBron James' career since he was drafted with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 draft. Once a critic of LeBron, DJ has grown to admire James as he has evolved from 18-year-old phenom to a four-time MVP and two-time NBA Champion. He looks forward to bringing his knowledge of the game to Cavaliers Nation.