Some people said that the rebounding difference was the main reason that the Warriors lost the game. Well, that is not exactly true. On the surface, it seems that the Thunder out-rebounded the Warriors 52-38 in total rebounds. However, keep in mind that the defensive team has the advantage in rebounding, so you have to look at how many missed shots (indicating defensive rebounding opportunities) in order to decide. For example:
For Warriors: missed 92-38= 54 shots. In those 54 chances, Thunder grabbed 41 defensive rebounds, Warriors grabbed 10 offensive rebounds (the numbers will not be exactly equal as there are other plays such as fouls etc.).
For Thunder: missed 92-46 = 46 shots. In those 46 chances, Warriors grabbed 28 defensive rebounds, Thunder grabbed 11 offensive rebounds.
As you can see, part of the reason that the Thunder grabbed more total rebounds is only because the Warriors didn't shoot well and missed more shots which gave the Thunder more chances to grab defensive rebounds. So in order to determine rebounding advantage you need to look at the shooting accuracy, offensive rebounding differentials and sometimes even fouls differentials. In this game, the Thunder did have a rebounding advantage over the Warriors but it was not as big as the 52-38 number might have indicated on the surface. The main reasons for the loss are Warriors' poor shootings, as well as committing more fouls (especially shooting fouls). 作者: joker1254 時間: 2016-5-23 09:51 PM