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ference semifinals.

“You’re on the road and threatened, you put your five best guys out there,” Kerr said.

So much that Kerr said he plans to use the same starting lineup when the Warriors play a potential series-clinching Game 5 on Tuesday at Oracle Arena. So much that Green called the tactic “a great adjustment” and expected the switch after openly vouching to start at center after Kerr started Javale Mcgee in Game 3. So much that Curry and Durant both argued how the switch tapped into the team’s versatility with their scoring and playmaking.

“It really set the tone for this game,” Green said. “We were flying around on the defensive end to start the game and pushing the temp on the offensive end.”

With four All-stars (Curry, Thompson, Durant, Green) and a former All-star (Iguodala) on the floor at the same time, the Warriors had too much talent, too much versatility and too much smarts to

account for all at once.

That allowed Durant to score 38 points while shooting 15-of-27 from the field and 2-of-5 from 3-point range, marking his 3rd 30-point game this postseason and 51st overall. Though Curry showed mixed progress with his shooting accuracy in his third game since nursing a left knee injury (8-of-17 shooting), the Death Lineup still created both open looks (23 points) and less pressure to do everything.

That starting lineup helped Thompson to play more aggressively with 13 points, though he went 1-of-4 in the second half after making four of his first eight shots. That enabled Green to fuel his usual intensity en route to a near triple double (eight, points, nine assists, nine rebounds). That empowered Iguodala to hit the open man, such as when he passed up an open 3-pointer so that Curry could bury one instead.

“He’s one of the most fundamentally sound players I’ve ever seen in my life,” Kerr said of Iguodala, whom he compared to former Chicago Bulls teammate Scottie Pippen. “When you combine that fundamental play with his athleticism, it’s a pretty good combination.”