During halftime, Budenholzer sent in the lineup of Harden, DeRozan, Zhang Yang, Ed Davis, and Zubac; while Warriors Team had Curry, Thompson, Durant, Josh Smith, and Green on the court.
Zhang Yang noticed the short inner line on the opposite side, guessing that Kerr had likely predicted Gentry's reactive strategy.
Back when they were with the Phoenix Suns, Kerr was Gentry's direct boss. On this timeline, in the summer of 2012, after the Suns traded Nash and stopped the run-and-gun play, they also fired Gentry. Subsequently, Gentry was recruited by Mark Jackson to serve as an assistant coach and tactical advisor, providing valuable run-and-gun tactical experience for the Warriors' creation of the "Death Lineup." When Kerr became the head coach of the Warriors in 2014, he did not replace the old staff but instead promoted him to chief assistant. After the Warriors lost in the Western Conference Finals in 2015, Gentry chose to leave the Warriors.
