Gary Payton II's stats don't jump off the page, but his absence from the Golden State Warriors defense during the Boston Celtics Game 1 fourth-quarter surge was hard not to notice.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Gary Payton II's stats don't jump off the page at you, but his absence from the Golden State Warriors defense during the Boston Celtics pivotal Game 1, fourth-quarter surge was hard not to notice.
Then the injury happened in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals. Payton was going up for a layup when Dillon Brooks chased him down and swung his arm, hitting the Warriors guard across the head. While Jordan Poole is a gifted offensive threat, he has liabilities on defense. Payton made up for that in the guard rotation."The other night, I would have put him in in special circumstances," Kerr said."Maybe a late-game stop. I didn't feel comfortable playing him significant minutes yet. I thought and the training staff felt like he needed a little more time.
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