I thought Billy Donovan had a very strong game. Never panicked even when it appeared Kevin Durant could no longer execute a basketball pass in the first half.
His team regrouped at halftime and corrected everything they did poorly in the first half. Turnovers, rebounds, decision making, and free throws all were stellar coming down the stretch. Plus, I liked his timeout usage. He used them well in quieting every Golden State run in the second half, plus he still had one in his pocket there at the end.
Went with the eight man rotation and stuck with it. What he’s doing is what hockey coaches do when they double shift their first line forwards against the other team’s second and third line defensive pairings. He’s basically using Durant and Westbrook as his ninth and tenth players and trying to catch Golden State in bad defensive matchups.
Solid bench game by Billy D.